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Situation Report

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 8

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached over 232,854 in all 23 countries in West and Central Africa, after Nigeria reported the first case earlier in the year. By t...

Publication

Perspectives for a resilient central #Sahel

A pessimist outcome is not inevitable in the Sahel. It is always possible to overcome even the most complex crises and situations. Since ‑‑, the Sahel has been plagued by multifac...

Resource

Demographic Dividend Atlas

Increasing life expectancy, declining child mortality and declining fertility transform the structure of populations. With the right investments, these changes can accelerate sust...

Publications

UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals

On 25 September 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 goals aiming to tran...

Technical Reports and Document

WCARO COVID-19 SitRep #5

The UNFPA response in the region aligns with the 2030 Agenda, WHO global strategic preparedness and response plan, UN-coordinated global humanitarian response plan, the UN framew...

Resource

State of World Population 2020 - Interactive Report

Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities. ...

Technical Reports and Document

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health During Pandemics Lessons Learned for Practical Guidance

The United Nations Population Fund for West and Central Africa Regional Office (UNFPA WCARO) commissioned a review of responses to major epidemics. The study examined major e...

Fact Sheet

Reproductive maternal neonatal and adolescent health in time of pandemics: lessons learned and practical guidance

The review draws out lessons learned from 20 years of major epidemics since 2003, including SARS-CoV, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika and MERS-CoV. The findings noted that responses to such ...

Situation Report

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 3