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1 December 2015
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Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for
This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on... Read more
26 November 2015
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UNITED NATIONS, New York, 23 November 2015—The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme... Read more
25 November 2015
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World Must End Violence against Women
One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence, most often by an intimate partner.
In most countries, fewer than four in 10 survivors... Read more
16 November 2015
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As part of the Japanese Funding, UNFPA supports two 3-day training courses in ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) that will be implemented by Juzoor for Health & Social Development.... Read more
17 October 2015
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A New Era in the Fight against Poverty
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2015
The International... Read more
11 October 2015
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The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030
Today, as we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, the world has an unprecedented opportunity to focus on the power of girls to... Read more
26 August 2015
GAZA – Khalet* has just celebrated his first birthday. He was born during the recent hostilities in Gaza, which ended in August 2014. During the conflict, his pregnant mother, Samah, moved from... Read more
19 August 2015
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Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2015
Nearly 60 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, war and... Read more
12 August 2015
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Investing in the Power of Young People, Transforming our World
Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, commemorates International Youth Day, under the theme, “Youth Civic Engagement,” by... Read more