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Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2022
08 March 2022
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to…
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on women and girls in Ukraine
24 February 2022
As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UNFPA warns of the impacts on women and girls. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is deeply concerned about the…
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Public awareness on cervical and breast cancers
15 February 2022
The National Reference Centre for Reproductive Health ‘Housseina’, in collaboration with UNFPA, held advocacy and awareness sessions on cervical and breast cancer prevention on 8…
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A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
01 February 2022
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital…
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Mobilizing resources for the 3rd general census of population and housing
10 January 2022
On 10 January, UNFPA supported the Ministry of Economy and Finance in organizing a round table for donors to mobilize necessary funds in preparation for the 3rd General Census of…
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Paving the way to the population and housing census
27 December 2021
The Government of Djibouti issued Decree No. 2021-191 /PR/ MEFI of 2021, to carry out its Third General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-3).
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Engaging youth in the fight against GBV
23 December 2021
UNFPA, in partnership with youth organizations, held a roundtable discussion on engaging youth in the fight against gender-based violence, including FGM on 23 December.
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Engaging parliamentarians in achieving the ICPD25 commitments
08 December 2021
On 8 December, UNFPA ASRO joined the high-level meeting of the Djibouti national assembly in the Parliament chaired by the President of the Commission on Population and…
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A safe space inside prison
08 December 2021
As part of the 16 Days of Activism celebration, UNFPA partnered with the Secretary of State for Sports and the Ministry of Justice to open a safe space for the women and girls…
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