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26 August 2019
News
Amman, 26 August 2019 – Zain Jordan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable... Read more
12 August 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day
From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more
11 July 2019
Statement
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity?
Expand contraceptive choice.
Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
14 April 2019
Press Release
AZRAQ CAMP, JORDAN, 14 April 2019 – The Japanese Ambassador to Jordan, H.E. Mr. Hidenao Yanagi, visited Azraq refugee camp today to commemorate the start of Japanese funding for a reproductive health... Read more
10 April 2019
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 10 April 2019 — The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own... Read more
24 March 2019
News
March 20, 2019, marked the launch date of the Empowering Women through Painting – Jordan book. Around 250 people attended the launch event at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. This one-of-a-... Read more
20 March 2019
News
Despite her best efforts to build a life out of the ruin, Reem, 26, is grappling with an unshakable anxiety about her future as a refugee.
She tried to do everything right. She waited and did not let... Read more
5 March 2019
News
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2019 on 8 March, the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Working Group, which is co-led by UNFPA and UNHCR and comprised of more than 40 national and... Read more
20 December 2018
News
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Jordan and Seven Circles today announced the winners of their joint “Youth Empowerment Online Cartoon Competition”, which they launched on 1 November in... Read more
29 November 2018
Press Release
On 29 November 2018, the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Sub-Working Group (SGBV SWG) organized a joint event at Ras Al Ain Hangar to celebrate collective efforts to prevent and respond to gender-... Read more