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Unleashing the Power and Potential of Adolescent Girls
Malawi
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, re-affirmed his commitment to adolescent and youth, especially girls, who, he said, are at the heart of UNFPA’s mandate.
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UNFPA Provides Equipment for Rwanda’s Population and Housing Census
Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s fourth national census is slated for 2012, but initial work has already started. Detailed maps that enumerators will use to count every household are being prepared, with the help of some of…
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Making Gender Statistics Meaningful on the Ground
Philippines
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The right data can advance understanding of gender dynamics, drive change and clarify results. But the collection of gender statistics has only been going on since 1980, and though much has…
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The Right of Women and Girls Living with HIV to Sexual and Reproductive Health Takes Centre Stage at the CSW
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — HIV is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age worldwide.</p>
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Making the Connection: Building on the Synergies Between Women’s and Children’s Rights
Cameroon
NEW YORK — Though the rights of children and mothers are inextricably linked, in our compartmentalized world, the rights of women and those of children have often been promoted in isolation from one another.
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Two Districts in Northern Ethiopia Declare an End to Female Genital Cutting
Ethiopia
<p>AFAR, Ethiopia — An official declaration marking the abandonment of female genital cutting was issued recently in the Amibara and the Awash-Fentale districts of Ethiopia’s Afar Region.</p>
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Facing the New Challenges of an Ageing World
What happens when there are no longer enough young people to pay for the demands on a country’s social security system as the ranks of the elderly grow?
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New Jobs and Livelihoods Get Fistula Survivors on their Feet
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC/ LIBERIA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO --- It takes more than an operation to get fistula survivors on their feet. First there’s a recovery period, two weeks on average, so that the patients can heal after surgery.
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New Executive Director Makes First Official Visit to Nordic Countries
Finland
<p class="paddedContent">STOCKHOLM/ COPENHAGEN/OSLO <b>---</b> Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the new Executive Director of UNFPA, is making his first official visits to Sweden, Denmark, Norway…
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Congo/Women Projected on Façade of Nobel Peace Centre
Norway
OSLO — No woman should die giving life, yet almost 800 women die every day from pregnancy-related causes, 99 per cent of them in developing countries.
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Africa Shows Signs of Winning War against Female Fenital Mutilation/cutting
Senegal
<p>In Africa, if you play music in an open space, any music, then people will generally come. "It is the way to reach people, to bring them together." So says Sister Fa, a Senegalese urban soul and hip-…
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Artists Voice their Support to Improved Maternal Health in Tanzania
Tanzania, United Republic of
DAR ES SALAM, Tanzania — UNFPA along with MDGFive.com, a network of global artists, have brought together a group of renowned American and Tanzanian artists to use music and songs in raising awareness of the maternal…
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