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19 April 2021
Statement
Ramadan... A reminder and another opportunity to serve Sudan
We welcome Ramadan, with its blessings and spirituality, while we face great and new challenges in a country where securing a loaf of bread has become difficult for millions, let…
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06 February 2021
Press Release
Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation - 6 February 2021
2 million additional cases of female genital mutilation likely to occur over next decade due to COVID-19 Only united, concerted and well-funded action can end this…
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13 September 2020
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The first country in Africa to outlaw the practice of female-genital mutilation (FGM)
Article 141 of the amendment to the Criminal Act Background; Sudan was the first country in Africa to outlaw the practice of female-genital mutilation …
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09 August 2020
Press Release
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, scales up its support to Lebanon
Cairo - 9 August 2020 - In response to the horrific explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on 4 August 2020, the United Nations Population Fund, Arab…
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30 July 2020
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Women have been authors of the future history of Sudan
Address by UNFPA Representative, Mr. Massimo Diana, at joint press conference marking World Population Day 2020 - 26 July 2020 - Khartoum - Sudan Sallam Alaikum, …
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30 July 2020
Statement
We must win the battle against human trafficking
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30 July 2020 Every year, tens of thousands of people are…
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30 July 2020
Statement
علينا أن ننتصر في معركتنا لمكافحة الإتجار بالبشر
بيان السيدة الدكتورة/ ناتاليا كانيم، المديرة التنفيذية لصندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان في اليوم العالمي لمكافحة الإتجار بالأشخاص لعام 2020 في كل عام، يتم…
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11 July 2020
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UNFPA celebrates Sudan's decision to outlaw FGM
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The United Nations Population Fund applauds Sudan’s government for outlawing female genital mutilation, in what the agency called a groundbreaking…
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25 June 2020
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First UNFPA female driver in Arab region used to breaking barriers
KHARTOUM -- The United Nations Population Fund in Sudan is proud to announce the hiring of Ms. Alaa Elmedani, the first female driver for the organization in the Arab region. …
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