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Let’s stop treating sexual and reproductive health care as anything less than essential
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 December 2020 When universal health coverage became an agreed global goal just five years ago... Read more
Standing up for human rights is more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 10 December 2020 Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of... Read more
Gender-based violence helplines deliver critical, life-saving services in northern Myanmar amid COVID-19 pandemic
Myitkyina, Myanmar – “At the camps for internally displaced persons in Kachin State, most of the gender-based violence cases reported during the COVID-19 pandemic are related to domestic violence,”... Read more
In Afghanistan, years of inequality and violence give way to a fragile hope
BAMYAN, Afghanistan – “My life has been hard. I have suffered for a long time,” said Khadija, a woman from Bamyan in central Afghanistan. “My husband told me frequently, ‘You’re not able to give me a... Read more
The health systems we build back after COVID-19 must reach everyone
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2020 More than a billion people: that’s how many live with a disability today... Read more
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
Statement for World AIDS Day 2020 from Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA On World AIDS Day, as we unite in support of people living with and affected by HIV, let us remember all those who... Read more
Unlocking the Lockdown
Unlocking the Lockdown: Sustainable, People-Centered Approaches to the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Leveraging the Lessons Learned from HIV in Asia and the Pacific 2 December 2020 ... Read more
Together we can end violence against children and violence against women in East Asia and the Pacific
By Björn Andersson, Karin Hulshof and Mohammad Naciri Earlier this year, as containment measures were imposed across Asia-Pacific in response to COVID-19, a shadow pandemic spread – domestic violence... Read more
To end violence against women, we must uncover inconvenient truths
To tackle gender-based violence, we need robust data - a key pillar of the UN Secretary-General's global political engagement strategy on GBV and COVID-19. Our Regional Director Bjorn Andersson... Read more
We are frontline GBV responders: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence during COVID-19
Women are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of ways. Gender-based violence is one of the worst. Throughout the world, anecdotes and reports of intensifying gender-based violence... Read more