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Spotlight on Kenya ahead of the Nairobi Summit
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr.... Read more
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THE NAIROBI SUMMIT TO ADVANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF ACTION UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019 — The Government of the... Read more
From an Obstetric Fistula survivor to an advocate for girls rights: a journey shared by thousands of girls and women in Mozambique
Opinion-Editorial Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Mozambique, Resident Representative The ability of girls and women to control their own bodies is fundamental to their empowerment. Protecting and promoting... Read more
From an Obstetric Fistula survivor to an advocate for girls rights: a journey shared by thousands of girls and women in Mozambique
Opinion-Editorial Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Mozambique, Resident Representative The ability of girls and women to control their own bodies is fundamental to their empowerment. Protecting and promoting... Read more
Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders who are working to prevent and... Read more
Manufacturing condoms in Africa: an urgent health and economic priority
The East and Southern African (ESA) region, home to nearly 550 million people, has made noteworthy progress in tackling HIV, sexually transmitted... Read more
Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women... Read more
A Skilled GirlForce is a force for change!
Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl We believe in the power of girls to change this... Read more
Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues
African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on... Read more
Celebrate our older rights champions!
Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons One in nine persons today is aged 60 or older.... Read more