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Saving a Girl in Dadaab From More Suffering
Kenya
DADAAB, Kenya -- “One of the patients, a 17-year-old girl, Madina, touched my heart,” Dr. Weston, a Kenyan, says. “We just celebrated the 7 billionth baby, but what this girl went through is so shameful that looking at…
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More Rape Cases Cited in a Somalia Camp
Somalia
<p>NAIROBI — Deteriorating security, a culture of impunity and an increase in attacks on internally displaced people in the central Somali town of Galkayo, Mudug region, have resulted in a sharp increase in rape…
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H.R.H. The Crown Princess of Denmark Opens UNFPA-National Geographic 7 Billion Photo Exhibition
Denmark
On 9 November 2011, H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark opened a photo exhibition, entitled “Welcome Citizen Number 7 Billion,” in the Danish capital.
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As World Passes 7 Billion Milestone, UN Urges Action to Meet Key Challenges
<p>NEW YORK – Top United Nations officials today marked the global population reaching 7 billion with a call to action to world leaders to meet the challenges that a growing population poses, from ensuring…
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Interactive ‘7 Billion and Me’ Exhibit Personalizes Demographic Trends
Since 1968, the population of our world has doubled, and will surpass 7 billion on 31 October of this year. Despite major declines in the average number of children per women, population growth is projected to continue…
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Population ‘Dashboards’ Offer New Ways to Visualize Data
PALO ALTO, California — Two interactive dashboards, created for UNFPA with business analytics technology from SAP AG and data from the United Nations Population Division and other international sources, have been…
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Causes and Consequences of Population Growth in Mozambique
Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique — “I want three children,” Ana Maria says, pointing to her belly as she waits for prenatal care at the Boane Health Centre about an hour outside the capital, Maputo.
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Grassroots Efforts to Monitor Resolution 1325 Acknowledged on 11th Year Anniversary
Nepal
NEW YORK — In October 2000, the UN Security Council passed its landmark Resolution 1325 as the first international agreement to specifically recognize the impact of armed conflict on women and their role as builders of…
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UNFPA Launches SMS 7 Billion Campaign at Telecom World 2011
Eswatini
GENEVA – Hundreds of telecom CEOs, ministers, experts and policymakers stood still watching the figure of 6.8 billion change to 7 billion on the giant screen overhead at Telecom World 2011, the world's largest…
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On UN Day, Secretary-General Tells Students to Make a World 7 Billion "Strong"
NEW YORK — “Let us make this a world of 7 billion people strong,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told students at a high school he visited on UN Day, the annual commemoration of the formation of the United Nations.
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UNFPA Executive Director Visits Europe
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin met with development ministers, government officials, members of parliament and civil society representatives on his visit to Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg this week.
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Proposed Centre Would Address Many Aspects of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Kenya
NAIROBI ---Participants at an international conference on research, healthcare and preventive measures related to female genital mutilation/ cutting called for the creation an African Coordinating Centre for partnership…
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