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16 September 2014
UNFPA to Promote Rights of Women, Young People, as World Marks 1994 Cairo Population Conference during UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS, New York—The health and rights of women and young people, particularly girls, will be the focus of various events that will be held during the 69th regular session…
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19 August 2014
Liberia: UNFPA to assist 660,000 people in Ebola affected areas
Lofa County, in northern Liberia is the epicenter of the EVD. However, sporadic spread is beginning to be almost in every county. In order to eradicate Ebola from the country, on…
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11 August 2014
Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone – In May, Sierra Leone detected its first-ever case of Ebola, the deadly and contagious haemorrhagic disease. By the end of July, the country had surpassed…
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06 August 2014
UNFPA Reaffirms Support to Population Program in Nigeria
UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, visited Nigeria from 29 July to 2 August 2014 and met with President Goodluck Jonathan and Ministers of Health, Finance,…
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05 August 2014
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UNFPA Champions Youth Empowerment for the Realization of Demographic Dividend in African LDCs
Cotonou 31 Juillet 2014 - Lors de la Conférence ministérielle sur de nouveaux partenariats pour le renforcement des capacités productives dans les Pays les moins avancés (PMA) qui…
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17 July 2014
Sahel countries and partners commit to accelerate the demographic dividend in the region
This project represents the commitment of World Bank President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to…
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20 June 2014
Even one family torn apart by war is too many
The conflict in Syria was one of the main reasons behind this massive increase. But large numbers of people were also uprooted in Mali and as a result of fresh eruptions of…
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18 June 2014
UNFPA will enhance a coordinated response to CAR crisis and its impact on Central Africa countries
Dakar (Senegal): “We need to enhance UNFPA’s humanitarian response in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the surrounding countries in a more coordinated manner and set up new…
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17 June 2014
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UNFPA fine tunes approaches for a better coordinated humanitarian response to the crisis in CAR
Dakar (Senegal) In view of a situation where more than half of the population i.e. 2.5 million people need humanitarian assistance and the maternal health of close to 60% of women…
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