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Who We Are

Who we are

Who We Are

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UNFPA Global

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. We work with partners in more than 150 countries to provide access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services, with the goal of ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage female genital mutilation by 2030.

Our moto is "Ensuring rights and choices for all"

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يعمل صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان في أكثر من 150 دولة ومنطقة تضم الغالبية العظمى من سكان العالم. مهمته: التأكد من أن يكون كل حمل مرغوبا فيه وكل ولادة آمنة وأن يحقق كل شاب وشابة كامل إمكاناتهم.

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Our 3 transformative results

In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, also known as the three zeros, by 2030:

Leadership

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Executive Director

Dr. Natalia Kanem

Dr. Natalia Kanem is the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health and rights agency. Appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in 2017...

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UNFPA Representative in Egypt

UNFPA Representative in Egypt

Yves Sassenrath

Yves Sassenrath is the current UNFPA Representative in Egypt. He has assumed his new role in August 2024.


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Regional Director

Regional Director

Ms Laila Baker

Laila Baker is the Regional Director for Arab States in UNFPA, the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health.


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