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How did COVID-19 affect SRH&Rs in GCC: A study initiated by UNFPA GCC
In July 2021, UNFPA, the sub-regional office for GCC countries (UNFPA GCC) embarked on a regional study on COVID-19 impact on SRH&Rs and related services, with a focus on women and adolescent... Read more
UNFPA GCC marks the IWD with a national press conference
On the 8th of March, 2021, UNFPA GCC marked International Women Day with a national press conference. UNFPA GCC Representative, Mr. Karl Kulessa, received several journalists from prominent media... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond 8 March 2021 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Women’s Day All over the... Read more
Standing up for human rights more important than ever Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day
Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of any society. Human rights are universal principles, yet as Eleanor Roosevelt once reminded us,... 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
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence-Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against women and girls. Enough to domestic violence. Enough to rape. Enough to harmful practices like female genital... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Statistics Day
Trusting statistics to tell the story Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Statistics Day, 20 October 2020 A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story.... Read more
A Decade of Action: Adolescent girls' power!
A decade of political unrest, wars, civil wars, and now a pandemic created a traumatizing reality for millions in the Arab region,currently home to some of the worst humanitarian crises in history.... Read more
Capacity building virtual workshop to lawmakers in Oman on CEDAW convention
On 6th and 7th of October 2020, the United Nations Population Fund for GCC Countries (UNFPA GCC) with the Ministry of Social Development in Oman held a capacity-building workshop for the lawmakers... Read more
Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Saving lives has never been more harrowing. Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records,... Read more