Award-Winning Programme Gives Ethiopian Girls a Safer Transition to Adulthood
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Award-Winning Programme Gives Ethiopian Girls a Safer Transition to Adulthood
calendar_today17 January 2013
<p>These girls are building brighter futures through the Berhane Hewan programme. The model programme is now being taken over by the regional government. <i>Photo: UNFPA Ethiopia</i> </p>
ICPD Global Youth Forum: Embracing the Voice of Young People
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ICPD Global Youth Forum: Embracing the Voice of Young People
calendar_today05 December 2012
<p>Participants in the opening ceremony of the Global Youth Forum include (left to right) Mustafa Benalamlih, UN Resident Co-ordinator Indonesia; Rishita Nandigiri, GYF International Steering Committee co-Chair; Indonesia pop star Agnes Monica; UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin; Dr. Boediono, Vice President of Indonesia; and Rinaldi Ridwan, GYF International Steering Committee co-Chair</p>
General Assembly Committee Calls for Stronger Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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General Assembly Committee Calls for Stronger Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
calendar_today30 November 2012
<p>Community discussions focusing on human rights are integral to collective decisions to abandon FGM in Senegal, one of the countries in the Joint Programme. <i>Photo: UNFPA</i> </p>