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ED meets President, youths in Botswana
Gaborone, 4 March – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin attended a High-Level Meeting on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs... Read more
Creating opportunities for young people
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin urged that young people be given space and opportunities to contribute to national development in... Read more
Empowering young flood victims in Mozambique
Chiaquelane, 28 February — Over 100 youngsters and adults gathered under a marula tree. All of them had been displaced and had lost their... Read more
Rwanda completes fourth Population and Housing Census
The provisional results of Rwanda’s fourth Population and Housing Census reveal that Rwanda’s population has risen to over 10,500,000, which is up... Read more
UNFPA responds to floods in Mozambique
CHIHAQUELANE, Mozambique, 1 February 2013 – "All I want is medical assistance and a safe place to protect my newborn baby girl," says... Read more
Fewer girls threatened by female genital mutilation
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 6 February 2013 — Fewer girls are subjected to the life-threatening practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)... Read more
Fewer girls threatened by female genital mutilation
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 6 February 2013 — Fewer girls are subjected to the life-threatening practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)... Read more
African heads of state to speed up maternal death reduction
ADDIS ABABA, 28 January 2013 — At the African Union Summit, heads of state and government made new commitments to speed up the reduction of maternal... Read more
No woman should die giving life
Africa has many accomplishments in which to take pride and confidence. Progress on many fronts is dramatic with a new sense of optimism found right... Read more
UNFPA donates money to Soweto children's home
Each year, UNFPA staff members receive various gifts and the question of how to dispense with them presents something of a conundrum. Towards the end... Read more