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28 May 2014
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Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait
CAIRO, Egypt - Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she…
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22 May 2014
Statement
Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, “Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives,” reflects an important step forward in…
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21 May 2014
Algeria Joins the Global "Protect the Goal" Campaign for HIV/AIDS Prevention
ALGIERS, Algeria - on 17 May, 2014 the HIV/AIDS sensitization campaign “Protect the Goal” arrived in Algeria with the aim to continue to raise commitment for…
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20 May 2014
State of the World's Midwifery Report 2014 to be released in June
CAIRO, Egypt - In all countries that have achieved a dramatic decrease in maternal and newborn death, well-trained health professionals have been a key to success. The…
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09 April 2014
Mapping a Sustainable Development Agenda for the 21st Century
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Twenty years ago in Cairo, the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) articulated…
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07 April 2014
Collective Regional Efforts Pave the Way towards Improved Midwifery Education across the Arab States
CAIRO, Egypt — Improved midwifery education programs and modalities can assist in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in the Arab States, and is an urgent…
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31 March 2014
Arab Civil Society Declares Support to the Forward-looking Agenda of ICPD Beyond 2014
CAIRO, Egypt — “Arab women in partnership with men ought to break the silence and raise their voices against the injustices they face in order to achieve women…
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19 March 2014
Press Release
An Estimated 200,000 Pregnant Women in Syria in Need of Urgent Care, Warns UNFPA
AMMAN, Jordan — As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for urgent support to protect the lives of the…
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11 March 2014
Equality for Women in Yemen is Progress for All
SANAA, Yemen — “Today, in Yemen, many women are deprived of their basic human rights as citizens of this country. Globally, it is still considered one of the…
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