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18 February 2020
Press Release

Statement on the events taking place in Northwestern Syria

UNFPA is gravely alarmed about the current humanitarian situation unfolding in northwestern Syria, where hostilities have continued to cause mass... Read more

6 February 2020
News

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-... Read more

9 January 2020
News

Sahar's fight

Sahar’s story is one of courage and resilience in the face of adversity. The 33-year-old, originally from Aleppo in Syria, left at the height of the... Read more

3 December 2019
News

The UN and National Commission for Lebanese Women launch a 16-day campaign against GBV

The global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (25 November-10 December) has begun. On this occasion, the United Nations System in... Read more

4 October 2019
News

Celebrating successes and achievements

UNFPA Lebanon and nine local partners celebrated the achievements of a three-year programme, whose aim was to empower women and young girls through... Read more

1 October 2019
News

A pledge to support women and girls

Over the last three years, UNFPA and its partners have been working across Lebanon on sensitization and awareness raising to empower individuals and... Read more

21 August 2019
News
A participant shows off his medal © Beirut Marathon Association

Running for youth rights

Almost 200 young girls and boys between the ages of 7 and 17 ran through the streets of Qalamoun, North Lebanon, in a 2K race to celebrate... Read more

12 August 2019
Statement

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

29 July 2019
News

A family of peer educators

Through peer educators, UNFPA and Makassed are providing sessions to men, women and adolescents in their communities on reproductive health including... Read more

11 July 2019
Statement

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

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