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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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