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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 Adolescents and Young People
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03 September 2021
Press Release
New Regional Director assumes duty at UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office
The new Regional Director for the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) Ms. Argentina Matavel Piccin, has taken over her new role…
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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 Monument, in Dakar, Senegal, under…
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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…
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17 May 2021
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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…
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11 May 2021
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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…
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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…
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14 April 2021
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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more
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10 April 2021
Press Release
UNFPA to launch book modeling implementation of Demographic Dividend in a popular urban setting
The Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mr. Mabingue and the Mayor of the commune of Fass-Gueule-Tapée-Colobane, Mr. Ousmane Ndoye will launch a book…
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