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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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03 June 2014
Press Release
Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (3 June 2014) – A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the…
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28 May 2014
Chad marked international day to end obstetric fistula
To achieve our goals and better perform in terms of prevention, care and regular monitoring of obstetric fistula, there are no miracle solutions than to change the way we think…
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28 May 2014
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Why ending child marriage in Africa can no longer wait
Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she had watched her mom…
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23 May 2014
Statement
Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives
The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, “Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives,” reflects an important step forward in eradicating this preventable…
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