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Countries with greatest family planning needs lead the way
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 13 November 2013 – Countries that have the greatest need for family planning are at the forefront of global progress to expand... Read more
'We can stop girls getting pregnant'
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 12 November — One of the largest gatherings in the area of sexual and reproductive health, the third International Conference... Read more
The high price of childhood pregnancy
Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
Parliamentarians tackle violence against women and girls
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It’s time for African states to go the extra mile to ensure that laws and policies on violence against women and girls... Read more
Act now, act big to end sexual violence in DRC
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 2013 (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and stigma... Read more
Preventing motherhood in childhood
Recently, a 14-year-old girl from Kakamega County in Kenya gave birth to a set of triplets, fathered by a boy aged 16. The phenomenon of children... Read more
EU parliamentarians visit UNFPA-supported initiatives
MAPUTO, Mozambique — A delegation of six members of the European Parliamentarians Forum (EPF) visited Mozambique in August to learn about UNFPA-... Read more
More than 7 million girls under 18 give birth each year
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million... Read more
Conference to boost efforts to end FGM/C
The Government of Italy, UNFPA and UNICEF are organizing an International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) in Rome from 21... Read more
Let's put an end to female genital mutilation/cutting
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... Read more