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2 million additional cases of female genital mutilation likely to occur over next decade due to COVID-19
Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2021 UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Two million... Read more
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and UNFPA sign agreement for multi-year project on: "Enhancing youth health and harnessing the demographic dividend in Guinea, Guinea Bissau and The Gambia"
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a cooperation agreement to improve young people's health and capture the demographic... Read more
UNFPA Managers for West and Central Africa wrap-up 2020 and prepare for 2021 at Regional Planning Meeting
Members of the regional management team of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) from 23 Countries in West and Central Africa have completed a three-day planning meeting to smoothly wrap-up 2020... Read more
UNFPA outlines solutions for lasting peace in the Sahel, drawing from demographic, peace and security studies
The United Nations Population Fund Regional Office for West and Central Africa (UNFPA-WCARO), organized on 2 December 2020 a high-level virtual Symposium on Demography, Peace and Security in the... Read more
Demography - Peace - Security in the Sahel
The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office (UNFPA/WCARO) is organizing a Symposium under the theme “Demography, Peace and Security”, to take place virtually on 2... Read more
High-level side event on Gender-Based Violence, Girls’ and Women’s Rights in the Central Sahel
A consortium of organizations is organizing a virtual high-level side event on the theme: “Gender-Based Violence, Girls’ and Women’s Rights in the Central Sahel”, on the margins of a Ministerial... Read more
21 September, #PeaceinSahel Day
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in West and Central, and youth networks are organizing a media campaign to celebrate this year’s International Day of Peace, which is on the 21 September... Read more
11 African celebrities unite against violence to women and girls for the SWEDD Project #StrongerTogether campaign
Dakar, 22 July 2020- In this period of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women and girls is on the rise. "This must stop!" It is to alert the populations of the Sahel region that 11... Read more
CADRI: Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative
The Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) is a global partnership composed of 20 organizations including FAO, IOM, UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA (executive partners), GNDR, IFRC, OCHA, UNESCO... Read more
António Guterres, UN Secretary General - message on World Population Day
The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere, but it does not affect everyone equally. It is deepening existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly for women and girls. With many... Read more