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04 December 2013
UNFPA and UN Women Launch Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women are joining forces to launch a new programme that will improve the quality of and access…
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01 December 2013
Zeroing in on the Needs of Women and Young People – World AIDS Day 2013
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Today, as we mark World AIDS Day, we can point to significant progress in the global…
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22 November 2013
“Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy”
The State of World Population 2013 Report titled “Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy” was launched in Ashgabat on 22 November at…
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31 October 2013
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York - Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth,…
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31 October 2013
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director on the launch of The State of World Population 2013
Welcome to the launch of UNFPA’s The State of World Population 2013, entitled “Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy.” The…
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28 August 2013
Take a Quiz!
The quiz aims to provide surprising facts and dispel common myths in the region. Take a Quiz here: https://eeca.unfpa.org/public/pid/14833
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19 August 2013
World Humanitarian Day Message
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’aban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A…
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19 August 2013
UNFPA supports the National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health development
A draft National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health has been prepared by the National Working Group, in line with the Government political commitment to improve the health…
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13 August 2013
Young people move development forward
Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day 2013 Today, we have the largest generation of young people the…
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