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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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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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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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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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Searching for Solutions: Violence Against Women in the South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Domestic violence is known to be a serious problem in the South Pacific. But, partly because it has traditionally been considered a private matter, the prevalence, causes and consequences of domestic violence in the…
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Executive Director Discusses Global Population Growth
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin emphasized the critical role of young people during a lecture yesterday on the ongoing challenges posed by global population growth.</p>
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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change
Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — “This initiative will improve the lives, health and dignity of women and girls in Africa,” said Nafissatou Diop, coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme that aims for the abandonment of the…
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Challenges Loom as World Population Hits 7 Billion
Burundi
<p>She's a 40-year-old mother of eight, with a ninth child due soon. The family homestead in a Burundi village is too small to provide enough food, and three of the children have quit school for lack of money…
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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style
Senegal
<p>SARE HAROUNA, Senegal — When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry.</p>
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Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region
Kenya
GARISSA, Kenya —“I’ll have children until I die,” says Mohammed Abdi, a 56-year-old man who is expecting his 25th child.
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Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning
Senegal
<p>DAKAR — While in 1990 the average woman in Senegal had 6.7 children in her reproductive cycle. In 2009, when the latest statistics were made available, they had 4.8, according to the Health Ministry.</p>
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