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With multiple conflicts ravaging the world, staff of various UN agencies are stepping beyond their traditional roles, acting as frontline humanitarian workers dedicated to saving lives. UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is no exception.
Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, highlights the harsh realities faced by women and girls caught in crises, particularly in Sudan, where the agency has been deeply embedded even before the current conflict.
In this interview with UN News’s Anton Uspensky, Dr. Kanem discusses UNFPA’s mission, the resources at their disposal, and the specific actions being taken to empower every girl and woman to make their own choices regarding marriage and motherhood.
The final phase of the polio vaccination campaign in war-ravaged northern Gaza has been postponed due to ongoing hostilities and lack of humanitarian access.
Explaining that two doses are needed for children to reach full immunity, UNICEF Communication Specialist, Rosalia Bollen, told UN News’s...
Published 10/28/24
With more than 120 armed conflicts in the world right now, there is a high prevalence and intensity of sexual forms of torture being committed.
That’s according to the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, who was in New York on Friday, to...
Published 10/25/24