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14 May 2018
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Traditional Leaders commit to harness the demographic dividend

  Press Release Traditional Leaders commit to harness the demographic dividend Conakry, Guinea - 10 May, 2018: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa Regional Office (... Read more

3 May 2018
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5th Urological Meeting in Dakar considers obstetric fistula and cancers as public health issues.

5th Urological Meeting in Dakar considers obstetric fistula and cancers as public health issues.   The 5th Urological Meeting in Dakar was organized by the Institute for Training and Research in... Read more

11 April 2018
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The First Lady of The Gambia Mrs Fatoumatta Barrow with Mr Sosthene DOUGROU, Regional TS Health System Strengthening/ Maternal Health Focal Point, ECOWAS, WAHO,  USAID and EngenderHealth representatives.

First Lady of The Gambia Mrs Fatoumatta Barrow supports Fistula Strategic and Resources Mobilisation Meeting

A 3 days Regional Technical and Resources Mobilization Meeting in Banjul from 5 to 7 March 2018 with the participation of ECOWAS, WAHO, UNFPA, USAID... Read more

2 March 2018
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UNFPA Mali country office hosts first champions thematic meeting of west and central Africa

UNFPA Mali country office hosts first champions thematic meeting of west and central Africa At its June 2015 regional management team (RMT) meeting in Libreville, a 7-point agenda was agreed upon to... Read more

27 February 2018
News

UNFPA's vision and agenda 2030

Our goal is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate... Read more

26 February 2018
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UNFPA presents its 2017 Progress Report on the Demographic Dividend

Dakar, Senegal – 22 February 2018: The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office (UNFPA WCARO), in collaboration with... Read more

6 February 2018
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Latty, 14, was inspired by her mother to call for the elimination of FGM. Luca Zordan for UNFPA

“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM

UNITED NATIONS, New York/Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO – Fourteen-year-old Latifatou Compaoré learned the spirit of resistance from her mother. Her... Read more

3 February 2018
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We Must Stand in Solidarity for the Rights of Young Girls to Education - Youth Envoy at a Visit to Al Hadj Ibrahima Thiaw School, Dakar

Dakar, Al-Hadji Ibrahima Thiaw High School, 3 February 2018 The visit at Al-Hadji Ibrahima Thiaw School was the first of two visits made by the UN... Read more

3 February 2018
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Youth Envoy Engages with Young People at Outreach Center in Mbour, Senegal

Youth Envoy Engages with Young People at Outreach Centre in Mbour, Senegal

Mbour, Senegal, 3 February, 2018 At Mbour, 85km from Dakar the UN Secretary General’s Youth Envoy, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake expressed her delight... Read more

3 February 2018
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UN Youth Envoy rallies support for demographic dividend pilot project in FASS County in Dakar, Senegal

Dakar, Senegal - 2 February 2018 - Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake has called on the international... Read more

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