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08 March 2015
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Message on the occasion of International Women’s Day: Beijing at 20
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing bolstered progress for women…
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06 February 2015
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Joint Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
A call to action for health workers around the world to mobilize against FGM Female genital mutilation (FGM) violates the human rights and …
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25 November 2014
Statement
Message of UNFPA Executive Director for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Message of UNFPA Executive Director for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2014 As we commemorate the International Day for the…
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12 October 2014
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Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence
Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence Message of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director on the occasion of the International Day of the…
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12 October 2014
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Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child
All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated and even murdered. The threat of violence at the hands of family…
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08 October 2014
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RUN for RESILIENCE is on the 10th of October in Madinet Nasr!
RUN for RESILIENCE is on the 10th of October in Madinet Nasr! UNFPA and its UN partners together with Cairo Runners in Egypt are observing the…
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28 September 2014
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World Leaders Commit to Intensify Efforts to Realize Women’s Health, Rights, Equality
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 22 September 2014—More than 140 presidents, heads of government, ministers and high officials from around the world today reaffirmed their…
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24 August 2014
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UN SECRETARY-GENERAL REAPPOINTS DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN AS UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 21 August 2014—The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has reappointed Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin as the Executive Director of UNFPA,…
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13 July 2014
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World Population Day celebration, “Investing in Young People”
World Population Day celebration, “Investing in Young People” Cairo, 13 July 2014 - the National Population Council, in cooperation with the United Nations…
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