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27 April 2020
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Women leaders rise in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods
“Rise for All” calls on all leaders to meet the human crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and fully fund the UN Response and Recovery Trust Fund
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07 April 2020
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Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives…
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27 March 2020
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and…
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21 March 2020
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Safe Delivery - Even Now - UNFPA Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19) Global Response Appeal
March - April 2020 requirements: US$67,500,000 The Novel Coronavirus was designated a "public health emergency of international concern" on 30 January 2020 by the World Health…
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20 March 2020
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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health…
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12 March 2020
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UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus…
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12 March 2020
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At the Women and Girls Centre, Our Corner, I Found Myself
BIHAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A few years ago, Zeyneb *, a 33-year-old Iranian woman, started a long journey with her mother in search of a better life. After her parents…
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08 March 2020
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Modern Day Heroines - celebrating women activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In societies full of challenges, being an example to your community, showing with your every move how it can and should be better and different is an important phenomenon, as well…
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17 February 2020
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Declaration of Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction signed within the Joint Swiss UN Programme “Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development in Bosnia And Herzegovina”
The mayors of Banja Luka, Bihać, Bijeljina, Gradačac, Kakanj, Kalesija, Prijedor, Sanski Most, Srebrenica and Trebinje – and Ministry of Security of BiH have signed today the…
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