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Condomise campaign causes a storm at ICASA 2013
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, ICASA 2013 — “There is too much of a stigma around condoms. Young people need to protect themselves against HIV and Aids.”... Read more
UN chief attends memorial service for Mandela in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Johannesburg, where he joins scores of world leaders at the official... Read more
The path to human-centred development
Full enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights can mean the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women and... Read more
His deep conviction, passion, humility and courage characterized everything he did
It is with deep sadness that I learned of the death of former South African President and anti-apartheid stalwart, Nelson Mandela. The world has lost... Read more
UN honours Nelson Mandela as champion of peace, reconciliation
New York, United States – The United Nations family on 6th December mourned the loss – and celebrated the enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela , the... Read more
UNFPA delivers women’s health services amid intercommunal clashes in Central African Rep.
The Central African Republic is facing since March 2013, its worst humanitarian crisis after the former coalition of rebels, Seleka, overthrew then... Read more
Zeroing in on women, youths' needs to achieve antiAIDS goals
The UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, acknowledged the significant progress made in reaching the goals of zero in the fight against... Read more
Eliminate, prevent violence against women to facilitate civic engagement, role in development
Given that one of every three women in the world has been subjected to physical, emotional and/or verbal abuse in her lifetime, the United Nations... Read more
Three questions to an expert:
Within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence (25th November to 10th December), our online team asked Mr Ouedraogo to... Read more
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The Executive Director of the UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, reaffirms the organisation's commitment to... Read more