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11 October 2019
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"42% of girls abandon the school system before high school, because of unwanted pregnancies and early marriages," said the Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund for West and Central... Read more
9 October 2019
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Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA
World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2019
The mental health consequences of crisis and conflict are serious, yet often overlooked.
Those... Read more
4 October 2019
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MAMBOUE, Burkina Faso – Waimbabie Gnoumou is learning to be a better husband, says his wife, Martine. That’s because he is going to a special school that teaches men exactly that. The Husbands and... Read more
25 September 2019
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An exclusive publication on the seventh Sustainable Development Goal, entitled “Goal 17 - Partnership: UNFPA's approach for transforming Africa and the world" will be published on 26 September in New... Read more
24 September 2019
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Registration for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 opened, an eagerly anticipated next step towards the high-level conference.
The Summit will be a watershed moment for women and girls everywhere. Taking... Read more
12 September 2019
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As part of the SWEDD project activities, which aim to improve women and girls living conditions and to reduce gender inequalities in Mauritania, a training workshop and an award ceremony will be held... Read more
6 September 2019
Press Release
A new television programme dedicated to population issues in Africa, entitled “Population d’Afrique”, will go on air as from Saturday 7 September 2019, and throughout the year on TV5MONDE Africa and... Read more
13 August 2019
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To amplify the voice of African youth on their way to the Nairobi Summit on CIPD25, members of the African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development of West and Central (AfriYAN... Read more
9 August 2019
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The Story of Kadiatu
Oh Kadiatu, my friend,
She was the brightest at our level and she was as innocent as the heaven's
but that did not stop Papa Abu at age 57
to ask for her hand in marriage as... Read more
3 August 2019
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The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem will visit Senegal and The Gambia from 5 to 9 August, 2019. This first official visit to both countries is part... Read more