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Open letter from the regional directors of UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNPFA and ESCWA in the Arab states
As Directors of the four United Nations Agencies who have been working together to highlight the importance of Gender Justice and Equality before the... Read more
United Nations response to COVID-19 outbreak in Lebanon
United Nations agencies in Lebanon are fully engaged in assisting Lebanon in responding to the unfolding health crisis. Joining hands with local... Read more
Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, stands in solidarity with all those responding to the novel coronavirus: from the... Read more
UNFPA and Ministry of Public Health form committee on pregnancy and Coronavirus
UNFPA Lebanon and the Ministry of Public Health are working together on the COVID-19 response through the establishment of a technical committee.
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health... Read more
UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as conflict enters its 10th year
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, expresses increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in the escalating... Read more
“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights
This year marks a quarter century since the creation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a global blueprint for advancing the rights... Read more
The United Nations in Lebanon celebrates International Women’s Day
On this International Women’s Day, the United Nations issues a call to action on women’s rights and gender equality in Lebanon
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... Read more