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6 April 2023
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UNFPA welcomes high-level commitment for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People in West and Central Africa

UNFPA welcomes high-level commitment for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People in West and Central Africa

Dakar, Senegal, 6 April 2023- The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office welcomes the high-level Ministerial... Read more

5 April 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023

Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of... Read more

4 April 2023
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UNFPA Supplies Partnership Programme Regional Meeting ends in  Senegal

UNFPA Supplies Partnership Programme Regional Meeting ends in Senegal

The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office, in partnership with the UNFPA Commodity Security Branch, Technical... Read more

13 March 2023
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UNFPA's West and Central Africa Director concludes weeklong  working visit to Guinea-Bissau

UNFPA's West and Central Africa Director concludes weeklong working visit to Guinea-Bissau

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau/Dakar, Senegal- The United Nations Population Fund- (UNFPA) Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Ms. Argentina... Read more

7 March 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023

Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more

27 February 2023
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12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support

12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support

As governments meet in Geneva to raise funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health... Read more

23 February 2023
Press Release
Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare

Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare

New York/Geneva - Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000 pregnant women who urgently... Read more

23 February 2023
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A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access GENEVA/NEW YORK/... Read more

23 February 2023
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SWEDD regional workshop opens with commitment to strengthen legal environment for the protection of Women's  Rights

SWEDD regional workshop opens with commitment to strengthen legal environment for the protection of Women's Rights

Senegal’s Director of Cabinet in the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, Mr. Mouhamed Ndiaye on 21 February 2023 said, “The fight against... Read more

16 February 2023
Press Release
STRENGTHENING THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Strengthening the Legal Environment for the Protection of Women's Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nations... Read more

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