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05 April 2016
Statement
UNFPA urges reconsideration and quick adoption of the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill by the Nigerian Senate
STATEMENT ON THE GENDER AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BILL BY UNFPA REPRESENTATIVE IN NIGERIA Following the recent rejection by the Nigerian Senate of the proposed Gender and Equal…
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31 March 2016
Press Release
African Countries and Development Partners Commit to Advancing the Demographic Dividend
African Countries and Development Partners commit to advancing the Demographic Dividend during event hosted by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in…
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25 March 2016
Press Release
Raising South-South Cooperation to a new level in the SDGs era
Beijing - A new phase has been agreed for South-South Cooperation on Population and Development, aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and underpinned by…
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18 March 2016
News
UNFPA calls for increased investment to build post-Ebola resilient health systems in the Mano River Region
Dakar, 18 March 2016 — The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC); UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; and the Partners in…
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11 March 2016
Honour roll: Child brides return to school in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger – When Fati was 12-years old, her father removed her from school in Niamey and sent her to Nigeria to marry a 40-year-old man. A year later, she was hospitalized…
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23 February 2016
The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon
BATOURI, Cameroon – Due to complications during the birth of her 11th child, Zandelé Colette, now 56, underwent an emergency caesarean section. However, the procedure occurred too…
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19 February 2016
The girl who said 'no' to marriage
The girl who said 'no' to marriage By Sarah Buckley BBC News
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09 February 2016
Female Genital Mutilation must end within a generation, says Nigerian First Lady
Abuja, Nigeria– At a ceremony in the Nigerian Capital State House, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UNICEF launched on 9 February 2016 their joint programme on the…
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08 February 2016
News
“Realizing Demographic Dividend in Africa: the Critical Importance of Adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”
“As a group, adolescent girls can be a formidable force to create a better world with the right investments, support and interventions; adolescent girls have the power and…
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