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Al-Azhar University Islamic Centre for Population Studies Receives 2013 United Nations Population Award

UNITED NATIONS, New York — An academic institution affiliated with the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, was announced as a winner of the 2013 United Nations Population Award. The Award is given annually to institutions and individuals for outstanding work in population issues and in improving public health. more

Parliamentarians Establish Regional Forum on Population and Development for the Arab States

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — Members of Arab Parliaments concerned with population issues and promoting the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) decided to establish a Forum on Population and Development before the end of 2013. more

UNFPA Head Appeals to the International Community to Step Up Assistance to Those Displaced by Syrian Conflict

AMMAN, Jordan — The international community should urgently increase its support to refugees and displaced persons fleeing the Syrian crisis, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, said, following visits to Syrian refugee camps in Turkey and Jordan. more

New website brings fresh “Oxygen of Visibility”

Watch this video message by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and see what he has to say about the new Arab States regional web portal and the "continous flow of fresh Oxygen of Visibility" it is going to bring for UNFPA in the region.
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“The Tuk-Tuk Nurse-Midwife”: A Testimony from Upper Egypt

This documentary was shot in the context of a UNFPA programme implemented by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population which aims at enhancing maternal health, reducing maternal mortality, among others.

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Young People take part in Arab Spring
Young People Across the Region Take Part in the Arab Spring

In 2011, young Egyptians took to the streets inspired by Tunisia. They matched in solidarity with other Arab States and demanded the right to choose for themselves.