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Towards empowering girls and young people with disabilities
In order to support the government's efforts to achieve its commitments made in November 2019 at the International Conference on Population and... Read more
“Unintended pregnancies come at a cost – to individual women and girls, to their families and to societies.”
Senegal hosted the launch of the 2022 edition of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) State of World Population (SWOP) report. The event was... Read more
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report ● War, humanitarian emergencies create conditions for unintended pregnancies to climb further
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, the most life... Read more
“Cabo Verde’s progress in sexual and reproductive health must be amplified” says UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Catarina Furtado
The Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Catarina Furtado, has commended Cabo Verde its significant progress in... Read more
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Catarina Furtado, visits Cape Verde to support Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Equality and Human Rights
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Ms. Catarina Furtado, will visit Cabo Verde... Read more
Sixth Ordinary Session of the Regional Steering Committee for Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)
The Regional Steering Committee (RSC) of the Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project is holding its 6th ordinary... Read more
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 8 March 2022
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from... Read more
Teenagers whose lives have been changed by the Illimin initiative
Niger's "Illimin" adolescent initiative has made a big difference in the lives of thousands of adolescent girls across the country.... Read more
UNFPA Leadership converges at regional confab in Lomé, to Accelerate and Scale-up Program interventions in new Strategic Plan
The Senior Leadership and Management of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is converging for a Regional Leadership Meeting (RLM) on the theme... Read more
Côte d’Ivoire-UNFPA cooperation: UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa’s official visit to Abidjan
The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for West and Central Africa Regional Office, Ms. Argentina Matavel Piccin, has ended an official... Read more