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Join us for the celebration of Sakia’s 9th Anniversary under the motto: ‘Horreya – Freedom’
UNFPA will participate in the 9th Sakia Exhibition for Cultural Services – SECS from today to Thursday 23rd of February, 2012.
Watch the video on BBC News visit to the Cairo Coalition Against FGM in the context of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Cutting (FGM/C)
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BBC News visits the Cairo Coalition Against FGM in the context of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Cutting (FGM/C)
“I was 14 years old when they “purified” me”explains Azza, a young Egyptian woman living in El Marg, a slum area in the southern part of Cairo, in front of the BBC news’ camera. Mother of a young... Read more
FGM/C panel hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with UNFPA and UNICEF Represented
Washington (news from the U.S. Department of State) On Thursday, February 16, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted and delivered remarks at an event commemorating the Ninth Anniversary... Read more
2,000 More African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 2011
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 6 February 2012— Almost 2,000 communities across Africa have abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in 2011. This brought the total number of communities... Read more
UNFPA Cluster Approach: Changing the way we work and putting country needs at the centre
NEW YORK - Staff from Headquarters, regional, subregional and country offices met for two days in January to lay the groundwork for the new UNFPA... Read more
UNFPA Leader Wins Media Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 13 January 2012—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is a winner of... Read more
New Contraceptive Choices in Menofeya
On 25 December 2011, a dissemination workshop took place at Dar El Markabat/Cairo, on the results of the assessment of the three piloted New Contraceptive Methods. In an effort to achieve one... Read more
UNFPA Welcomes Extension of ICPD Programme of Action Beyond 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today welcomed a decision by the United Nations General Assembly to extend the... Read more
Training for Teachers on Combating Sexual Harassment
As a part of the “Campaign Against Sexual Harassment: Making Our Streets Safe for Everyone” endorsed by UNFPA and its partner the Egyptian Center for women’s Rights (ECWR) and in commemoration of... Read more