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Family Planning in the Sahel: An essential investment for the achievement of the demographic dividend, and the realization of peace, security, and stability
This report presents the highlights of the spotlight session organized during the London Family Planing Summit that took place in London in July 2017.
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Regional Symposium on Islam, Demographic Dividend and Family Wellbeing
Islam, Demographic Dividend and Family Wellbeing was addressed during the N’Djamena regional symposium. It highlighted the fundamental role Muslim leaders play in accelerating the demographic transition, to develop their skills on such issues as family planning, maternal and infant mortality, and to promote women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health services.
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Demographic Dynamics and the Crisis of Countries around Lake Chad
Despite its high economic potential, evidenced by the existence and exploitation of abundant mineral resources in the region (oil in Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad, and uranium in Niger), the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) faces numerous environmental, socio-economic and security challenges. Further, beside the climatic changes (constant drought) aggravating the lake’s gradually dwindling waters and the resulting repercussions on poverty, this part of Africa suffers violent extremism from the acts of terror perpetrated by Boko Haram, which since 2002, continues to spearhead regular attacks against border communities. The prevailing situation across Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger and Chad, has attracted the spread of international terrorism and the growing vulnerability of local communities in the region as a whole.
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From crisis to development around Lake Chad
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Leveraging the French Muskoka Fund
The Muskoka Fund was set up in response to an urgent call for action to improve the health of mothers, newborns, children and young people.
The investment, known as the Muskoka Fund, is a unique funding mechanism which has been so successful it has been extended for a further year and now runs until October 2017.Leveraging the French Muskoka Fund to improve the lives of women and adolescents in West and Central AfricaLeveraging the French Muskoka Fund
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Institutional analysis of the UNFPA response to Ebola Crisis
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AU ROADMAP on HARNESSINGTHE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDENDTHROUGH INVESTMENTSIN YOUTH
AU ROADMAP ON HARNESSINGTHE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDENDTHROUGH INVESTMENTSIN YOUTH In response to AU Assembly Decision (Assembly/AU/Dec.601 (XXVI) on the 2017 theme of the year
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28th AU Summit Newsletter - Investing in Youth to Harness Demographic Dividend
The 28th ordinary session of the African Union held from 22- 31 January 2017 in Addis Ababa. This event was a major opportunity to strengthen political dialogue and advocacy on the Demographic Dividend in Africa. This edition of the WCARO newsletter highlights the major activities supported by UNFPA.
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Agenda 2063: Advocacy for the Demographic Dividend
This booklet, developed by UNFPA Tchad, explains the challenges of the Demographic Dividend for Africa in the framework of the African Union Agenda 2063. It also shows UNFPA's action to highlight this important development issue.