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16 December 2022
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"New Deal" an initiative to realize girls' potential
The "New Deal" concept is a community pact based on a moral commitment between girls' clubs and parents to a "zero pregnancy" goal within the "girls' clubs.
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16 December 2022
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UNFPA Humanitarian Action Overview 2023
UNFPA plays a critical role in providing life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) kits on behalf of the international community. UNFPA procures and manages Inter-Agency…
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01 December 2022
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UNFPA Directors in Sierra Leone for a strategic review of the agency’s programs in West and Central Africa
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sierra Leone hosted a high-level delegation from its Regional Office in Dakar and Headquarters in New York led by the Regional Director…
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01 December 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022
Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle discriminatory barriers to rights…
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01 December 2022
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A new copyright for the human body
Just like walking down the street in the real world, we need to be safe in the virtual world. Having your image taken, manipulated and shared without permission is a violation of…
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25 November 2022
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Since 1991, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) until 10 December (Human Rights Day), the international community has observed the…
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11 November 2022
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President Macky Sall of Senegal calls for affirmative action against violence against women and girls at AU’s Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity
Dakar, Senegal – 10 November, 2022- The President of Senegal, and Chairperson of the African Union, H.E Macky Sall on Thursday 10 November 2022, said, African countries must raise…
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09 November 2022
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Second African Union Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity kicks off in Dakar with a youth consultation
Ahead of the second African Union (AU) Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity in Leadership to End Violence against Women and Girls, on 9-10 November, the AU in partnership with…
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07 November 2022
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Youth Consultation Second African Union Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity in Leadership to End Violence Against Women and Girls
The African Union (AU) in partnership with the Government of Senegal and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is launching, on November 8, 2022, the AU Youth Consultation on…
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