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OWA all in Orange marking the 16 Days of Activism Campaign in Muscat
The Omani Woman Association (OWA) participated this year in the 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender Based Violence (GBV), in order to join the call for global actions to increase awareness,... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
New York, 26 March 2020 - With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) & 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 disease (COVID-19),... Read more
Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom... Read more
UNFPA GCC joins Qatar in its celebrations marking the Qatar National Population Day
Each year, UNFPA GCC emphasizes the importance of the long term co-operation with the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA)/the Technical Office of the Permanent Population Committee (PPC) of Qatar... Read more
Mobilizing Oman's support and commitment to UNFPA mandate and ICPD Agenda
On 5 November, UNFPA organized a meeting with the delegation of Oman heading to Nairobi to participate in the Summit on ICPD25. The delegation consisted of key officials of several government... Read more
Media outlets in Oman feature UNFPA RD statement post ICPD25
On 24th November, 2019 UNFPA GCC held an online press conference for the Regional Director of UNFPA Arab States, Dr. Luay Shabaneh. The Omani media, led by the major news outlet Oman Observer,... Read more
UNFPA provides Technical Assistance to NCSI Oman to lay out “The Omani Youth Development Guide”
UNFPA, the sub-regional office for Gulf Co-Operation Council Countries (UNFPA GCC), launched a joint project with the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)- the Department of the... Read more
My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more