calendar_today 01 July 2019

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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

Twenty-five years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the…

calendar_today 17 June 2019

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

Bushra was only 14 years old when her family arranged a child marriage to an older man, and a year later she became pregnant. She was a mother of six when her husband lost his job…

calendar_today 28 May 2019

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Four reasons menstruation is a human rights issue

Over a woman’s lifetime, she could easily spend three to eight years menstruating. Misconceptions and mismanagement of menstruation can hamper women’s ability to…

calendar_today 23 May 2019

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The Youth Forum in the Arab Region 2019: Call for youth participation

UNFPA and its partners in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Youth and Sports are convening the second edition of The Youth Forum in the Arab Region in Tunisia from 20 to…

calendar_today 21 May 2019

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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

DOMIZ 2, Iraq – “I never thought I would have to start over,” Nermin* told UNFPA from Domiz 2 Camp in Iraq.  She was 21 when she was uprooted from…

calendar_today 15 May 2019

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Three reasons why the ICPD matters to you

The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo in 1994. 179 world leaders reached a consensus and adopted a  programme of action,…

calendar_today 30 April 2019

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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

calendar_today 10 April 2019

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UNFPA launches 2019's State of the World Population Report in the region

Marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of UNFPA, the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health, this year’s State of the World Population Report (SWOP) was…