- 06 Nov 2013
- Opinion
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and stigma associated with sexual violence. What does the future of these…
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and…
Read story- 30 Oct 2013
- Press Release
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State…
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year,…
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where…
Read story- 22 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to put an end to it. More than 125 million girls and women have been cut in…
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin says in his statement on the International Day of the Girl…
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last month, some observers rightly reminded us that we still have a long way to…
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last…
Read story- 07 Oct 2013
- Press Release
Africa Puts Rights of Women and Youth at Heart of Continent’s Future Development
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African governments today issued a strong reaffirmation of their common commitment to prioritizing the needs and rights of women, girls and young people.
Africa Puts Rights of Women and Youth at Heart of Continent’s Future Development
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African governments today issued a strong reaffirmation of their common commitment to prioritizing the…
Read story- 03 Oct 2013
- Press Release
African Ministers Urged to Lead on Issues of Freedom, Equality, Justice and Dignity in Future Development Agenda
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As Ministers from across Africa gathered for the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the African Regional Conference on Population and Development, there was a clear…
African Ministers Urged to Lead on Issues of Freedom, Equality, Justice and…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As Ministers from across Africa gathered for the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the African…
Read story- 01 Oct 2013
- Statement
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”. Indeed, with 841 million older persons in the world in 2013,…
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”.…
Read story- 25 Sep 2013
- Statement
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for Malaria on the Occasion of the 68th General Assembly of the United…
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for…
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