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Reaching the Most Vulnerable Amid the Violence in Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
DAMASCUS — Around 2.5 million people, of whom 625,000 are estimated to be women of reproductive age, are directly affected by the escalating violence in Syria.
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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath
Madagascar
TULEAR, Madagascar – Madagascar has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with devastating effects on the lives of the girls affected.
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Creating a Future Where Women and Girls are Protected and their Rights Respected
<p>In remarks at the annual Friends of UNFPA Gala Dinner for the Health and Dignity of Women and Girls Everywhere, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed many ongoing efforts to promote the rights and improve…
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In Pakistan, Youth Participation Key to Progress
UNITED NATIONS - The burgeoning youth population in Pakistan plays a vital role in addressing the country’s major challenges and in shaping its future, both for young people today and for generations to come. “…
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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage
Nepal
KAPILVASTU, Nepal—Bijay Laxmi, 15 years old, has been married since she was 11. In a few months, she will move in with the family of a husband she doesn’t know.
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Honouring the Efforts of a Pakistani Youth Activist
Pakistan
<p>LAHORE --- Muhammad Shahzad Khan, the 27-year-old founder and executive director of Chanan Development Association, told audience of 500 in New York that young people in Pakistan are ready to make their society…
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Older Tanzanian Women Face Allegations of Witchcraft
Tanzania, United Republic of
<p>SUKUMALAND, Tanzania--- Nyamizi, a 73-year-old widow from Sukumaland, Tanzania, was returning home from work one night when she was attacked by a man with a machete. He chopped off her hand and slashed her head…
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Task Force to Kick Start Cairo Population Goals
UNITED NATIONS--A high-level task force was recently formed to bolster efforts in support of the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development that was held in Cairo in 1994
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Task Force to Kick Start Cairo Goals
<p>UNITED NATIONS --- Gathered at the Ford Foundation in New York Monday, international luminaries, family planning experts and women’s rights activists repeatedly expressed a common sentiment: “I cannot believe…
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UNFPA Patron Promotes Safe Motherhood and Joins High-level Task Force on ICPD
Denmark
A high-level task force was recently formed to bolster efforts in support of the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that was held in Cairo in 1994.
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Keeping a Focus on Women and Young People at the General Assembly
South Africa
The 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly began last week against a backdrop of violence and tensions in the Arab World, and a damping down of some of the excitement and hope that animated last year’s meeting…
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Syrian Refugee Delivers Safely in a UNFPA-Supported Clinic
Jordan
Thirty-year-old Khloloud Mohammad was seven months pregnant when she and her husband and seven children walked for four hours, surviving shelling in her hometown of Nasib, to reach the Jordanian border. Every step was a…
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