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25 October 2019
Press Release

Regional strategy to combat sexual violence related to armed conflict

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa is organizing a regional consultation on Gender-Based Violence in humanitarian settings in West and Central... Read more

15 October 2019
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UNFPA aims to accelerate unmet needs in Family Planning by 2030

  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa (WCARO) is organizing a regional consultation on the essential role of ending unmet family planning needs in... Read more

11 October 2019
News
Présentation de l'ouvrage sur le partenariat stratégique à Paris

"42% of girls abandon the school system before high school, because of unwanted pregnancies and early marriages" says Mabingue Ngom in Paris

"42% of girls abandon the school system before high school, because of unwanted pregnancies and early marriages," said the Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund for West and Central... Read more

11 October 2019
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GirlForce:  Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond!

Around the world, girls are challenging gender stereotypes and breaking free from the traditional roles that society has dictated for generations. More and more are saying no to child marriage and... Read more

9 October 2019
News

Statement of the Executive Director on World Mental Health Day

Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2019   The mental health consequences of crisis and conflict are serious, yet often overlooked. Those... Read more

4 October 2019
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Real men respect women, says school for husbands in Burkina Faso

Waimbabie Gnoumou is learning to be a better husband, says his wife, Martine. That’s because he is going to a special school that teaches men exactly... Read more

25 September 2019
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Release of a unique publication on SDG 17 that promotes partnership to transform Africa and the world

Release of a unique publication on SDG 17 that promotes partnership to transform Africa and the world

An exclusive publication on the seventh Sustainable Development Goal, entitled “Goal 17 - Partnership: UNFPA's approach for transforming Africa and the world" will be published on 26 September in New... Read more

24 September 2019
News
Registration opens for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

Registration opens for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

Registration for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 opened, an eagerly anticipated next step towards the high-level conference. The Summit will be a watershed moment for women and girls everywhere. Taking... Read more

12 September 2019
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 SWEDD Mauritania: 20 women beneficiaries of safe spaces, winners of the competition on the best projects of Income Generating Activities, funded and trained.

SWEDD Mauritania: 20 women beneficiaries of safe spaces, winners of the competition on the best projects of Income Generating Activities, funded and trained.

As part of the SWEDD project activities, which aim to improve women and girls living conditions and to reduce gender inequalities in Mauritania, a training workshop and an award ceremony will be held... Read more

6 September 2019
Press Release

Launch of the program "POPULATION D'AFRIQUE" on TV5 Monde

A new television programme dedicated to population issues in Africa, entitled “Population d’Afrique”, will go on air as from Saturday 7 September 2019, and throughout the year on TV5MONDE Africa and... Read more

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