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Thank you, Ziad!

calendar_today 04 March 2012

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Thank you, Ziad!

Cairo- February 21st. The Egypt Country Office and the Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) bid farewell to Ziad Rifai, Egypt's Representative for the last four years. …

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Breaking taboos through theatre

calendar_today 26 February 2012

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Breaking taboos through theatre

CAIRO, February 23rd - How to provoke debate amongst very distinct groups of people on sensitive topics such as: sexual harassment, sorting garbage, relationships between…

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Join us for the celebration of Sakia’s 9th Anniversary under the motto: ‘Horreya – Freedom’

calendar_today 21 February 2012

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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.

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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)

calendar_today 19 February 2012

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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…

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FGM/C panel hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with UNFPA and UNICEF Represented

calendar_today 18 February 2012

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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…

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2,000 More African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 2011

calendar_today 05 February 2012

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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…

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UNFPA Cluster Approach: Changing the way we work and putting country needs at the centre

calendar_today 17 January 2012

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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 cluster approach to the way we…

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UNFPA Leader Wins Media Award

calendar_today 13 January 2012

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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 the Population Institute’s 2011…

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