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04 April 2020
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UNFPA Ghana responds to Relief Boxes Challenge launched by the First Lady of Ghana
On 2nd April 2020, H.E. Rebecca Akufo-Addo the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, launched the Relief Boxes Challenge at her office in Accra. The purpose of this challenge was…
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31 March 2020
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Epi-surveillance and contact tracing key to breaking COVID-19 transmission in Liberia
On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders. One week later, health authorities declared a public health emergency;…
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27 March 2020
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The Fight Against Corona Virus: An Individual Responsibility
As a personal initiative, Mr. Faisal Bawa, a programme officer with the Gender Unit of the UNFPA office in Ghana, undertook a community outreach at the Ayi Mensah Police Station…
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27 March 2020
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and…
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19 March 2020
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UN to ramp up support for Member States to contain and mitigate COVID-19 pandemic in West & Central Africa
United Nations Agencies of West and Central Africa are ramping up their support to Member States in the region, to adequately prepare for and respond to the growing number of…
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day, 8 March 2020
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look to today’s generation of activists, women who are…
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Press Release
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus…
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Equatorial Guinea Prime Minister Officially Opens UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Planning Meeting
The Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, officially opened the 2020 West and Central Africa Regional Planning Meeting (RPM) of the United Nations…
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UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Planning Meeting to hold in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
To focus on Nairobi summit on ICPD25 commitments in the region
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