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27 July 2019
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Mobile health teams bring life-saving care to fragile communities in Afghanistan
NANGARHAR, Afghanistan – Raihana Bibi is a 30-year-old mother of four children – one boy and three girls. Their family returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan…
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25 July 2019
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Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan/UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem joined a high-level delegation of women UN leaders on an intensive…
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24 July 2019
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ED applauds work of UNFPA colleagues on joint UN mission in Afghanistan
On a joint UN “solidarity mission” to Afghanistan focused on women, peace and security, Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem recognized the dedication and hard work…
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22 July 2019
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Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul
Amina Mohammed was speaking to reporters in the capital Kabul, after leading an all-women delegation of top UN officials for an intensive two-day “solidarity mission…
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11 July 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day 2019
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
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23 May 2019
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Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – “I saw myself as the living dead,” 50-year-old Laila told UNFPA. She suffered terribly while giving birth in Pakistan 27 years…
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06 May 2019
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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives
YAKAWLANG/SANGTAKHAT, Afghanistan – Midwives serve in some of the most remote health posts in the world, saving the lives of women and babies in settings that are often…
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16 April 2019
Press Release
LAUNCH OF THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT (SWOP) 2019: UNFINISHED BUSINESS – THE PURSUIT OF RIGHTS AND CHOICES FOR ALL
Kabul, 16 April 2019 – The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) and UNFPA Afghanistan today jointly launched the State of World Population Report (SWOP…
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16 April 2019
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State of World Population Report (SWOP) 2019 launched in Afghanistan
‘Nations are empowered when women are empowered’
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