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29 December 2023
Statement
Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem

New Year’s message from the Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem

Dear colleagues,  As we open the door on a new year, my fervent wish for each of you and your loved ones, and for the women and girls we serve, is... Read more

21 December 2023
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Midwive Sifa Ndeze, Patience Kavira and Fyfy Omoyis in a UNFPA mobile clinic at a temporary displacement camp in Rusayo.

Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

From droughts to floods, displacement and conflicts – the cycle of despair in 2023 seemed unstoppable. Yet in crisis after crisis, so were the... Read more

4 December 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy

Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by what society assumes they cannot do. The International Day for Persons... Read more

1 December 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on World AIDS Day

Ending inequalities and empowering communities are key to vanquishing AIDS pandemic

The world has made remarkable strides in curbing the AIDS pandemic. There is much to celebrate: New HIV infections have dramatically slowed, and AIDS... Read more

29 November 2023
Statement
As the countdown to 2030 ticks closer, Africa has reaffirmed that the ICPD Programme of Action remains relevant for Africa and i

Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight

As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days... Read more

20 November 2023
Statement
Directrice Exécutive de UNFPA, Dr. Natalia Kanem

Violence against women and girls has invaded all spaces, including virtual ones, and this must end

For many women and girls, no place is completely safe. Violence invades their homes, schools and workplaces, and now, it is becoming alarmingly... Read more

11 October 2023
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl 2023

27 September 2023
News
Anitha Bosco, 35, receives an ultrasound scan from UNFPA midwife Kavira Kamate at the Kanyaruchinya health centre in North Kivu.

Portable ultrasounds give pregnant women a ray of hope amid crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“Most of the women here have never had an ultrasound scan in their lives – even though on average they’ve already given birth more than five times,”... Read more

20 September 2023
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The Bulenga camp, on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu, is home to more than 120,000 people.

An inside look at life-saving mobile clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the health and protection needs of women and girls are soaring. Conflict between armed groups in the east of... Read more

11 September 2023
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Ms Suzanne Mandong, Représentative a.i.

Ms. Suzanne Mandong, Representative a.i., UNFPA DRC

Ms. Suzanne Mandong was posted as UNFPA Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Representative a.i. in September 2023. She has over 35 years of experience... Read more

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