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WCA SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE READINESS PAPER
This readiness paper is a living document and we welcome any observations and contributions. ...
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Programming the Demographic Dividend: from Theory to Experience
Proramming the Demographic Dividend: from Theory to Experience
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Regional Strategy for Social and Behaviour Change Communication : Executive Summary
The regional project for Sahel women’s empowerment demographic dividend (SWEDD) aims accelerating the demographic transition in order to create the conditions for capturin...
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Why addressing child marriage and adolescent pregnancy is essential
Over the last ten years, it has become evident that the demographic dividend framework offers a strategic basis for focusing and prioritizing investments in people in general and y...
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Why addressing child marriage and adolescent pregnancy is essential
The West and Central Africa region1 has 506.4 million people thus accounting for about 43 per cent of Africa's population. With current trends, the population is expected to in...
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Annual Report
Demographic Dividend in West and Central Africa: 2017 Progress Report
As we begin 2018, we are delighted to have ended 2017 on a high note, confident that we helped make investment in young people the rallying call of the year. Our response to the ca...
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Annual Report
Demographic Dividend in West and Central Africa: 2017 Progress Report
As we begin 2018, we are delighted to have ended 2017 on a high note, confident that we helped make investment in young people the rallying call of the year. Our response to the ca...
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Annual Report
Demographic Dividend in West and Central Africa: 2017 Progress Report
In 2017, UNFPA WCARO had one clear objective - to put our agenda of harnessing the demographic dividend in our region to work. We teamed up with the African Union and its ...
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Analysis of Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation in Selected Countries in West Africa
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been internationally recognized as a violation of the rights, health and integrity of women and girls. FGM constitutes both a result and a perpe...
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