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Investing in Young People to Secure Peace, Security in Lake Chad Basin Nations Attacked by Terrorists
17 September 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York—In support of ongoing initiatives for countries affected by the current terrorist crisis in the Lake Chad Basin area (Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria), UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is organizing a special event during the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.
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United Nations Population Award Ceremony to Honour Former UNFPA Executive Director, African Health NGO
23 June 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2015 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week at an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters. The laureates were chosen by the Committee for the United Nations Population Award from among several international nominees for their outstanding work in population and in improving the health and welfare of individuals.
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World Leaders to Discuss Ways to Harness Potential of Young People
28 May 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York — A High-Level Event on the Demographic Dividend and Youth Employment, to be held at the United Nations on 1 June 2015, will raise awareness of the urgent need to empower, educate and employ the world’s young people in order to realize a demographic dividend – the economic benefits that can arise when a population has a relatively large proportion of working-age people.
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Commission to Address Centrality of Population Issues to Future Development Plans
13 April 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Realizing the Future we Want: Integrating Population Issues Into Sustainable Development, including the Post-2015 Development Agenda, will be the focus of the Commission on Population and Development, which starts today at the United Nations. The Commission is held annually to follow up on the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development.
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Health Systems’ Resilience, Women’s Crucial Role during Disasters, to be Focus of UNFPA Side Event at Sendai
11 March 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The need for resilient health systems capable of delivering quality sexual and reproductive health, and the crucial role of women in reducing disaster risks, will be discussed during a special side event organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). The conference takes place from 14 to 18 March in Sendai, Japan.
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UNFPA Launches Comprehensive Guide on Reporting on Gender-Based Violence
09 March 2015
AMMAN, 9 March 2015--UNFPA has launched a handbook for journalists called, “Reporting on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Syria Crisis”. The handbook draws from real-life scenarios to highlight violations of human rights and international humanitarian law affecting women in conflicts.
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UNFPA Report Describes Impact and Opportunities Of Human History’s Largest Population of Young People
04 November 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York—A new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, shows how young people are key to economic and social progress in developing countries and describes what must be done to realize their full potential.
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Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank
18 September 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York - A major initiative by the World Bank Group and UNFPA will enable countries in the troubled Sahel region to better invest in the well-being of their women and young people, particularly girls, so that they would become powerful engines for development.
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Decision Makers, Development Experts, Lawmakers, Meet in Stockholm to Reinforce Importance of Population Issues to Future Development Agenda
17 April 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Parliamentarians and development experts from across the world will meet in Stockholm on 23 -25 April to review successes and challenges in achieving the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
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How Critical are Human Rights, Equality to Development?
01 April 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Inaugurating the Commission on Population and Development, global opinion leaders and stakeholders will hold an interactive high-level debate about the centrality of human rights and dignity, good health, and freedom of mobility to a sustainable world.
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UNFPA to Highlight Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People, especially Girls
08 November 2013
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The third International Conference on Family Planning will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12-15 November 2013. UNFPA will underscore the importance of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, especially for young people and other vulnerable groups, and organize a number of related events.</p>
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High-Level Forum on MDG5
21 September 2013
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York – With less than 900 days remaining to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Forum brings together a High-Level Panel to discuss what needs to be done to rapidly accelerate the achievement of MDG5 – improve maternal health.</p>
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