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calendar_today25 August 2026
UNFPA fully supports the Secretary-General’s leadership and his ambition for a United Nations that is more coherent, more efficient and better equipped to deliver. We are contributing technical, operational and normative expertise across 12 of the 31 work packages.
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calendar_today24 August 2026
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, Chers collègues, chers amis, I am pleased to join you for this Second Regular Session of the Executive Board for 2026. Your guidance,...
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calendar_today17 August 2026
Every day, we witness the courage of the millions of pregnant women and mothers who do all they can to protect new life as conflict upends their own. This unwavering commitment to nurturing the most vulnerable should compel us to do everything we can as an international community to ensure their protection, even – or especially – in the most acute and protracted of crises.
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calendar_today08 July 2026
We are living through a time of profound demographic change. Some countries have historically large numbers of young people. Others are experiencing rapid population ageing. And many are navigating both. Societies and economies are being reshaped by intersecting crises, rising inequalities and disruptive technologies. At the same time, information and misinformation are redefining how we perceive the world around us.
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calendar_today26 June 2026
The people of Venezuela need solidarity now. The international community must not allow this emergency to deepen into a larger human tragedy.
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calendar_today22 June 2026
Investing in HIV prevention is not just a public health decision. It is a deliberate political choice. It takes courage to remove barriers and protect the rights of those most often left behind.
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calendar_today11 June 2026
We meet at a time of profound transformation. Financial pressures, geopolitical tensions, demographic change, artificial intelligence and the climate crisis are reshaping our world. At the same time, progress on reproductive rights and choices remains uneven, with hard-won gains coming under challenge in some settings.
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calendar_today11 June 2026
In response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has activated a Level 3 Emergency designation - the highest level of humanitarian response.
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calendar_today01 June 2026
As an outbreak of Ebola takes hold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, women and girls cannot be left to bear the burden of this growing crisis.
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calendar_today10 May 2026
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita As dozens of countries around the world – from Peru to Japan – mark Mother’s Day this month, these moments invite us to honour and celebrate the...
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calendar_today01 May 2026
One million: That’s how many more midwives the world needs by 2035 to save over 4 million lives every year.
Midwives are essential health workers, and they offer a solution to one of the most urgent challenges in global health: preventing women and newborns from dying needlessly from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
Speech
calendar_today20 April 2026
The challenges we face today and the issues we discussed this week – technological transformation, demographic shifts, climate change and more – do not respect borders. Our fates are intertwined. Our responses must be, too.
Learn more about Closing Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita at the 59th Session of the Commission on Population and Development