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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

29 September 2021
Statement

West and Central Africa Regional Stakeholders Consultation for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People

Opening Remarks by Ms. Argentina Matavel at the West and Central Africa Regional Stakeholders Consultation for Educated, Healthy and Thriving... Read more

3 September 2021
Press Release
Ms. Argentina Matavel Piccin, Regional Director for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO).

New Regional Director assumes duty at UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office

The new Regional Director for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) Ms. Argentina Matavel Piccin... Read more

18 June 2021
Press Release

25 Heures de Dakar: Put young people first in implementing the ICPD25 commitments

Dakar, Senegal – 18 June 2021: The second edition of the 25 Heures de Dakar will take place from 21 to 23 June 2021, at the African Renaissance... Read more

21 May 2021
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Demography, Peace and Security: UNFPA advocates for investments to strengthen African human capital to ensure stability in Africa

Bamako, 21 May, 2021: The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum opened on 20 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the... Read more

17 May 2021
News

Bamako Forum: UNFPA organizes a side event on Demography, Peace and Security

The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum will take place this year from 20 to 22 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the... Read more

11 May 2021
News

Far-North Cameroon. Religious and Traditional Leaders engage with UNFPA Platform to harness Demographic Dividend and promote resilience in the Lake Chad Basin.

Following the audience granted by the Governor of the Far North Region of Cameroon to the platform's coordination team on April 5 in prelude to the 3rd Lake Chad Basin Governors' Forum, the... Read more

16 April 2021
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UNFPA book launch on FassE project triggers interest for replication of Demographic Dividend initiative in urban settings

On Monday 12 April 2021, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a book entitled "Harnessing the demographic dividend for emergence: Case of the commune of Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane."... Read more

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