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23 February 2023
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Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
New York/Geneva - Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000 pregnant women who urgently need access to reproductive…
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16 February 2023
Press Release
Strengthening the Legal Environment for the Protection of Women's Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for…
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07 February 2023
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FOOTBALLERS FROM 13 SWEDD COUNTRIES COMMIT TO SUPPORTING THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
Dakar, Senegal – February 7th, 2023, The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project is launching a campaign to mobilize the footballers from the 13 member…
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30 December 2022
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UNFPA and Uniting Group embark on a Roadtrip of Choices from Milan to Dakar
Consistent with the company's new assets and positioning that embraces sustainability and social responsibility issues, Uniting group and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA…
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29 December 2022
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Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation
UNITED NATIONS, New York - The governments of Belgium, Germany and Sweden have pledged new funding to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital…
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28 December 2022
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10 ans d’action pour la santé et le bien-être des femmes, des nouveau-nés, des enfants et des adolescents d’Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale
Le Fonds Français Muskoka a été créé en juin 2010 à la suite du sommet du G8 tenu à Muskoka au Canada, pour participer à la réduction de la mortalité maternelle, néonatale,…
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22 December 2022
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Campaign against the medicalization of FGM: Global Youth Consortium and medical experts plead to stop the medicalization of FGM
The Global Youth Consortium has been driving advocacy in various parts of Nigeria and globally to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030. A team led by Nigeria Country…
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21 December 2022
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In addition to improving WASH services, better integration of MHH into the education sector
Curricula that have proved effective in improving menstrual health and hygiene share the following features: they are broad in scope (address MHH alongside other related topics),…
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18 December 2022
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Contraception is key — but not enough
Contraception is one of the most obvious areas for investment in reproductive health and rights. Globally, an estimated 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using…
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