United Nations Population Fund
United Nations organization
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| 2020 | The United Kingdom imposed an 85% aid cut to UNFPA due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 2017 | Natalia Kanem from Panama becomes the fifth Executive Director of UNFPA, continuing to lead the organization at the time of this record. |
| April 2017 | Trump administration announced cutting off funding to UNFPA, claiming the organization supports coercive abortion programs, which UNFPA refuted. |
| 2016 | UNFPA received total contributions of $848 million, including $353 million for core resources and $495 million for specific programs and initiatives. |
| 2015 | During the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board meeting, the U.S. delegation observed and commended UNFPA's rights-based programming in China. |
| September 2015 | The 193 UN member states unanimously adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, a comprehensive set of 17 goals aimed at transforming the world over the next 15 years, addressing issues like poverty, discrimination, abuse, preventable deaths, and environmental destruction. |
| January 2011 | Babatunde Osotimehin assumed leadership of UNFPA, becoming the organization's head and leading its global population and reproductive health efforts. |
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