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17 October 2016
Statement
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2016
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11 October 2016
Statement
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016
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04 October 2016
After harrowing escape, South Sudan woman welcomes healthy twins
BENTIU, South Sudan – Nyador Dagey, 35, was three months pregnant and bleeding from a gunshot wound when she fled her village in Rubkona County, in South Sudan’s in Unity State,…
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03 October 2016
“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation
When 28-year-old Muna* fled the turmoil in Syria three years ago, she did not imagine she would wind up alone, shouldering sole responsibility for her children’s care, all while…
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01 October 2016
Statement
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that everyone’s well-being is…
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29 September 2016
News
Early marriage and pregnancy among Syrian adolescent girls in Jordan; do they have a choice?
International humanitarian agencies and member states have adopted and begun implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030),…
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20 September 2016
African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity
Presidents, ministers, and United Nations and World Bank officials met yesterday at UN Headquarters in New York to strengthen their commitments for the young people of Africa.
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19 September 2016
World leaders adopt ground-breaking plan to address refugee and migrant crisis
Global leaders broke new ground today with a historic agreement that “rallies all partners around collective commitments to protect the human rights of all refugees and migrants,”…
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14 September 2016
Refugees’ and migrants’ reproductive health needs overlooked
As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, they will set out to address some of the greatest catastrophes in a generation: grinding conflicts…
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