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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
Press Release
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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08 March 2020
Statement
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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05 March 2020
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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25 February 2020
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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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20 February 2020
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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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13 February 2020
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7 things you might not know about child marriage
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or married. But for millions,…
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11 February 2020
News
Working visit of UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa in the Republic of Congo
Accelerate the harnessing of the Demographic Dividend and access of women and young people to sexual and reproductive health care.
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06 February 2020
Statement
Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and WHO Director…
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