are deeply saddened by the devastating floods in #Pakistan and are working to support the humanitarian response. Our efforts will respond to the needs of women, girls and vulnerable populations in their time of greatest need:

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the devastating floods in Pakistan

Our hearts go out to the people of Pakistan during this devastating time, as heavy monsoon rains have flooded a third of the country, affecting more than 33 million people, of whom an estimated...

is committed to supporting the people of #Pakistan where monsoon rains have flooded a third of the country. Our humanitarian efforts will respond to the needs of women, girls & vulnerable populations in their time of greatest need.unf.pa/pfl #ClimateAction

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Education prevents: 👰🏿Child marriages 🫄🏿Teenage pregnancies ♂️ Gender-based violence 🩹Female genital mutilation 📈 Girls dropping out of school 💬 Inadequate knowledge about HIV & STIs, etc. #EducationSavesLives #WeNeedToKnow

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The only person who has a right to make decisions about your body and future is YOU! Drop a 🧡 in the comments below if you agree and join

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On average, 1 in 3 pregnancies in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are unintended. This has been an invisible crisis for too long. Start #SeeingTheUnseen and join

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Young people aged 15-24 years represent 21.4% while those aged 13-30 years represent 37.2% of The #Gambia’s population. They are our greatest asset💪🏾 yet the challenges they face remain immense❗️ #EducationSavesLives | #WeNeedToKnow

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Today,

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We warmly welcome the SG’s

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decision to visit Pakistan. This is a demonstration of his solidarity with the people & Govt of Pakistan in this hour of need & his determination to mobilize the entire

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system to respond to this human catastrophe. #FloodsInPakistan

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Let’s stop sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change. Today, it is Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.

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Pakistan: UN launches $160 million emergency plan to support response to devastating flooding. Humanitarians will seek to reach 5.2 million of the country's most vulnerable people with health services, food, clean water & shelter.

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Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as ‘monsoon on

A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”.

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We can’t achieve our transformative results without #PartnersAtCore! Every life saved and service delivered depends on core resources. As our Executive Board is underway, join

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”Population concerns whether about a ‘population boom’ or about a shrinking population too often devolve into fights over women’s bodies and attempts to undermine their rights and agency”. Sweden is proud to be one of the #PartnersAtCore

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Grateful to have had the chance to meet with Natalia Kanem today, Executive Director of

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. U.S. assistance helps support UNFPA efforts to ensure the health and reproductive rights of women in all their diversity around the world.

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“This is a moment that calls for action and solidarity, for humanity to find solutions to the challenges we face.” — Dr. Natalia Kanem at the

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