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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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UNFPA in CO

UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

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UNFPA in CO

Leadership

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Executive Director

Dr. Natalia Kanem

In a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Natalia Kanem has dedicated her life to improving the health and lives of women and children by championing their rights and choices. She leverages her combined expertise in science, public health and philanthropy to advance the reproductive health and rights of women and girls, and to uphold the human dignity of all.

As United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr. Kanem oversees its life-saving policy, development and humanitarian work in over 120 countries, with the aim of assuring that ‘every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.’

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UNFPA Representative to Ukraine

UNFPA Representative to Ukraine

Jacqueline Mahon

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Jacqueline Mahon joined the UNFPA Ukraine Country Office as UNFPA Resident Representative on April 29, 2025. A national of Ireland, Jacqueline is a seasoned development professional with over 30 years of experience spanning the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. She has worked with UNFPA at both global and country levels, most recently serving as the organization's Principal Advisor for International Development Finance at UNFPA’s North America Representation Office in Washington, DC. In that role, she led efforts to deepen collaboration with the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, and other key international financial institutions. Prior to this, she was UNFPA’s Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania. Jacqueline brings a unique combination of thought leadership, high-level policy engagement, political acumen, and emotional intelligence. Her career spans a wide range of organizations, including government, civil society, academia, the UN, and international financial institutions. Notable among these are the Aga Khan Foundation, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) UK (as a fellow), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and the World Bank Group.
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