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Al-Azhar Centre, Ugandan Physician, Receive 2013 United Nations Population Award
30 April 2013
UNITED NATIONS, New York—An academic institution affiliated with the Al-Azhar University in Egypt and a public health advocate from Uganda were announced yesterday as winners of the 2013 United Nations Population Award.
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UNFPA Accepts $5 Million Donation to Syrian Humanitarian Response from Kuwait
18 April 2013
GENEVA — UNFPA accepted today a donation of $5 million from the Government of Kuwait to respond to the urgent needs of displaced people in Syria and of refugees in neighboring countries.
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UNFPA Head Appeals to the International Community to Step Up Assistance to Those Displaced by Syrian Conflict
15 April 2013
AMMAN—The international community should urgently increase its support to refugees and displaced persons fleeing the Syrian crisis, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, following visits to Syrian refugee camps in Türkiye and Jordan.
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Fewer Girls Threatened by Female Genital Mutilation
05 February 2013
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Fewer girls are subjected to the life-threatening practice of female genital mutilation/cutting according to new data from the United Nations, released on 6 February, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
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African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths
28 January 2013
ADDIS ABABA—Meeting at the African Union Summit, Heads of State and Government made new commitments to speed-up the reduction of maternal death and disability in the continent.
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Youth Call For Full Participation in Shaping Future Development Agenda
07 December 2012
BALI, Indonesia — The ICPD Global Youth Forum concluded in Bali, Indonesia Thursday producing a set of recommendations which outline the vision of young people around the world for their future.
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Nokia Joins UNFPA to Support Safe Births in Emergencies
04 December 2012
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA and Nokia announced today that the mobile communications company will donate the equivalent of 3,000 clean delivery kits to the Fund.
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Global Youth Forum: Connecting Youth with a New Vision for Development
29 November 2012
BALI -- Over 2,000 youth delegates from around the world will connect in person and by web to consider UN priorities for the next 20 years.
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Additional Investments in Family Planning Would Save Developing Countries More Than $11 Billion a Year
14 November 2012
LONDON —Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion annually, according to The State of World Population 2012, published today by UNFPA.
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142 Million Girls Could Be Married before 18 in the Next Decade, Warns New Report
11 October 2012
UNITED NATIONS, New York<b>—</b>If current trends continue, the number of girl child marriages will increase dramatically over the next 10 years, according to <i>Marrying too Young: End Child Marriage</i>, a new report released today by UNFPA on the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child.
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UNFPA Announces $20 Million Commitment to Reach Most Marginalised Adolescent Girls at Risk of Child Marriage
10 October 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Building on its ongoing work to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health, UNFPA will invest an additional $20 million over the next 5 years to reach the most marginalized adolescent girls in 12 countries with high rates of child marriage.
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Population of Over-60-Year-Olds to Reach One Billion within the Decade
01 October 2012
TOKYO --The number of older persons is growing faster than any other age group, says a new report, Ageing in the Twenty-first Century: A Celebration and a Challenge, released today on International Day of Older Persons by UNFPA and HelpAge International.
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