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01 January 2017
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JOINT STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) violates the human rights and undermines the health and well-being of some 3 million girls each year. More than 130 million girls and women in the…
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01 January 2017
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE COLUMBIA-FUDAN GLOBAL SUMMIT ON AGING & HEALTH BY DR. NATALIA KANEM, UNFPA DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
It is my great honor and pleasure to deliver this address at the Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health, representing UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,…
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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN, FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY
A recent United Nations report warns that the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a record number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. Among these, most women and…
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01 January 2017
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UNFPA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN AIDS TO 126,000 PREGNANT WOMEN AFFECTED BY NEPAL QUAKE
Needs are quickly escalating in Nepal, in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The most recent UN estimates indicate more than 5,000 have been killed and 8 million…
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01 January 2017
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ACT TO PREVENT ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
Around the world, about 16 million girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. In developing countries, out of 100 girls, 19 give birth by age 18 and 3 give birth before age 15…
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01 January 2017
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MATERNAL DEATHS CONTINUE TO FALL, NEW DATA SHOW
New data from the United Nations reveal that maternal deaths have declined by 45 per cent since 1990. Some 523,000 deaths occurred from complications in pregnancy or childbirth in…
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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN,ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS REQUIRES RENEWED EFFORTS TO END VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES
This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover…
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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN,ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS: 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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01 December 2016
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AGEING AND SDGS HELD IN BEIJING
Dec. 1, 2016, Beijing—The International Conference on Population Ageing and the Sustainable Development Goals was convened today in Beijing to discuss the importance of population…
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