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HIV prevention should be a joint effort – Rwandan Minister
The Rwandan Health Minister has called for strengthened partnerships in the fight to reduce HIV infection in the country. Dr. Anicet Nzabonimpa of... Read more
Regional Director discusses CARMMA with Ambassadors
29 October 2012, Addis Ababa — As part of ongoing efforts to table the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on... Read more
Girls, seize every opportunity with confidence!
Rwandan girls must assert themselves and discover their sense of self-worth. While Rwanda will do its best to level the playing field between girls... Read more
African Ministers pledge action on life-saving commodities
ABUJA, Nigeria, 16 October 2012 — At the ministerial meeting of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCC... Read more
First woman takes the helm at AUC
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 15 October 2012— The African Union Commission (AUC) will seek to define and build a path that draws the continent from poverty... Read more
The UN General Assembly takes up a once-taboo topic
This article was written by Amy Lieberman and published in PassBlue on 12 October 2012 A growing movement within the United Nations to ban female... Read more
UNFPA launches new report on child marriage
11 October 2012 — Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chair of the... Read more
142 million girls could be married before 18 in next decade
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 October 2012 — If current trends continue, the number of girl child marriages will increase dramatically over the next... Read more
Too young to wed: End child marriage
The global community will commemorate the first ever international day of the girl child today, 11 Oct 2012, with the theme Too young to wed: End... Read more
Special report: World population reaches 7 billion
WORLDWIDE — In October 2011, the global population reaches 7 billion. Every year, it grows by a further 78 million. While people are living longer... Read more