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06 February 2017
Statement
Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2017
The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030
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01 February 2017
Press Release
Much more needed in family planning to achieve Africa’s development goals
ADDIS ABABA, 31 January 2017: Africa cannot attain vital goals in continental and global development agendas without ensuring access to voluntary family planning to millions of…
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10 December 2016
End the violent trend - 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and Girls
OUR global village is in the middle of the 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and Girls, a campaign period focused on promoting…
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05 December 2016
News
Agreement signed on financing of a women’s and girl’s empowerment project
UNFPA signed a co-financing agreement with the Italian Government on December 2 on a project entitled “Economic and Social Empowerment and Protection of Women and Girls…
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29 November 2016
Norwegian delegation visits interventions supported by UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme
A Norwegian delegation led by H.E. Ms Laila Bokhari, State Secretary, and H.E. Andreas Gaarder, Ambassador of Norway to Ethiopia, visited on November 28 the resource center for…
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22 November 2016
State of World Population 2016 highlights importance of investments in adolescent girls
The State of World Population 2016 report bearing the theme “10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age” was launched at an event organized today. The…
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21 November 2016
UNFPA facilitates study tour for a Swazi delegation
A team of sexual and reproductive health and maternal health experts drawn from the Ministry of Health of Swaziland and UNFPA paid a five-day visit to Ethiopia to take lessons…
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27 October 2016
Workshop endorses assessment on adolescent and youth-friendly health services
A workshop was held today aimed at validating the assessment carried out in Ethiopia on adolescent and youth-friendly health services. The assessment was supported by the Eastern…
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11 October 2016
Statement
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never gone to school. She tends the few…
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