UNFPA Geneva Representation Office (@UNFPA

UNFPA Geneva Representation Office

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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office

@UNFPA_Geneva

Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. @UNFPA @pernillefenger

Geneva, Switzerland

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Joined April 2017

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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Jun 4, 2025
Thanks to🇨🇭 In 2024 @UNFPA Reached 253,700 women & young people with #SRHR services Provided 1 334 400 years of protection against unintended pregnancies Prevented 700 maternal deaths & Saved 5100 girls from undergoing FGM See the impact of this support🇬🇲 sante-sexuelle.ch/nos-activites/…
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office reposted
Karla Quintana O.
@kiquinta
May 29
Learning from comparative experiences is vital in the search for the missing: political will, trust, information and specific methodologies are core elements. justsecurity.org/140031/search-… @just_security @IIMPSyria
The Search for the Missing in Syria: Learning from the Past
From justsecurity.org
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Apr 2
UNFPA congratulates Honduras' UPR adoption at #HRC61. "We recognize the institutional efforts that have led to a significant reduction in maternal mortality and the dev. of programs to keep girls in education." @HondurasGinebra @UNFPA_Honduras @unfpa_lac youtube.com/watch?v=jFBvIL…
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Mar 31
UNFPA commends Maldives for the UPR adoption at #HRC61. "Maldives' efforts to protect the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of women and girls are a vital component of its Right to Health framework." @MDVinGeneva @UNFPAMaldives @UNFPAAsiaPac youtube.com/watch?v=cGLlT3…
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Mar 6
UNFPA Geneva partners with @UN_HRC, @CedawUn, @UN_WGDAWG, @UN_SPExperts and #UPR to bring real programmatic and field experiences to shape human rights standards — so every woman and girl can truly enjoy her rights. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Feb 23
In closing the #EndFGM panel at #HRC61, @pernillefenger noted as key priorities closing the digital divide, involving women & girls in solutions, and complementing community-based efforts. Digital innovation + support for the @GPtoEndFGM = progress toward #ZeroFGM.
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Feb 23
At #HRC61 today, @unfpachief spoke on the power of digital technologies to #EndFGM. "Innovation alone is not enough"; we must bridge the gender, age & rural/urban digital divides, "to ensure technology does not reinforce existing inequalities." 🎥 Watch:
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Feb 23
🔜 at the #HRC61: Join the Human Rights Mainstreaming high-level panel on the role of new and emerging digital technologies in preventing and eliminating #FGM. The event will feature @unfpachief, @unicefchief, @WHO, and @ITU. @GPtoEndFGM 📺 Live:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Meetings - 61st Session of Human Rights Council
From webtv.un.org
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Feb 6
🚨 Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects millions of girls and women worldwide, across generations. FGM leaves lasting physical and emotional scars. There is no justification for harm that lasts a lifetime. Join @‌UNFPA in calling to #EndFGM. Link: unf.pa/fgm26
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Jan 26
At the 3rd Seminar of the International Network on #NMIRF in Lisbon. Promoting inter-sectoral and multi-stakeholder action on human rights recommendations.
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UNFPA
@UNFPA
Jan 23
Every person has the right to determine their own destiny, but not everyone has the power to choose. Through our renewed partnership with @UNHumanRights, @UNFPA is doubling down on the foundation of resilient societies: rights and choices. @UNFPAChief @volker_turk
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Diene Keita
@unfpachief
Jan 23
Excellent meeting with @volker_turk to advance the cooperation between @UNFPA and @UNHumanRights. Deeply grateful for our partnership, which is built on shared values and an unwavering commitment to rights and choices. #Standup4HumanRights
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UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
@UNFPA_Geneva
Dec 3, 2025
Women with disabilities are much more likely than other women to experience violence in both the real and virtual worlds. As experts on their own lives, persons with disabilities must have central roles in making the digital world safe #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities
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