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Natalia Kanem is a medical doctor born on 8 November ,1954 in Panama. She is currently serves as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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Obviously, peace is fragile. It requires our continuous attention, dialogue, compromise and cooperation.”
For UNFPA right now, we are commiting 40 percent of our funding to finance female-led organizations. And this is the leadership we are committed to."
“Peace is the most pressing issue of our time and in women’s lives,”
Violence against women and girls has invaded all spaces, including virtual ones, and this must end
It's very important to understand the humanitarian and internal displacement conflicts is having on women, and that is why we need to create safe spaces"
“We call for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access so that food, medicines, water, and fuel can reach everyone in need.”
“eased the reach to people in rural areas; a move to ensure that no one is left behind when it comes to planning for families.”
UNFPA supports pregnant women and newborns by providing essential medicines and deploying midwives. This can only continue if lifesaving aid can reach them.
“UNFPA has had a long and productive relationship with Rwanda. We discussed what is happening in the country in terms of the investments in young people and in the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls.”
“I’m delighted that Rwanda is hosting ICASA; which is a bigger opportunity for us to recommit to the prevention of HIV and to the compassionate caring to those who live with the virus,”
UNFPA lamented the loss of lives in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of all civilians caught up in the crisis, especially women and girls.
Bodily autonomy is non-negotiable. It is about choices, rights and the power of women and girls to decide over their own body. UNFPA is calling for coordinated and collective action to achieve bodily autonomy, reproductive rights and gender equality well in time for 2030,”
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