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15 February 2022
Press Release

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

10 February 2022
Press Release

High-Level Advocacy Mission for Girls and Women Empowerment under the SWEDD Project

To promote inter-regional and inter-institutional cooperation and collaboration, the Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO... Read more

8 February 2022
Press Release
-	“Young people want to take action, make their voices heard, and contribute to achieving the goal of ending FGM.” Dr. Diene Keita, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director for Programmes

Launch of the Global Youth Consortium to end Female Genital Mutilation

In commemoration of the 2022 edition of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to... Read more

30 November 2021
Press Release

Government of Nigeria commends UNFPA, calls on Ministers to champion UNFPA’s Three Transformative Results

The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has commended the work of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the country and calls on... Read more

25 November 2021
Press Release

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on official visit to Nigeria, West and Central Africa Region

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Natalia Kanem, has arrived in... Read more

19 November 2021
Press Release

Niamey Hosts International Symposium to Mobilize Traditional Leaders around Demographic Transition in Niger

The Government of Niger, through the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, in partnership with the Niger Traditional Leaders... Read more

5 November 2021
Press Release

Youth join forces in Senegal to end female genital mutilation

Costly Aderibigbe was 25 years old when she founded a youth-led organization to fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. Community... Read more

1 November 2021
Press Release

Global Youth Roundtable - Accelerating Progress to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation: Put Young People First!

A consultation with adolescents and young people ahead of the launch of Phase IV of the Joint Programme to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation

21 October 2021
News

Education through entertainment within everyone's reach: all C'est la Vie! tools finally available

The C'est la vie! digital library provides access to over 400 edutainment contents produced by the NGO RAES. Whether you are a community... Read more

12 October 2021
Press Release

UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa calls for women and girls’ empowerment

Yaoundé, Cameroun – 11 Octobre 2021 : La Directrice La Directrice Régionale du Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Population pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest... Read more

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