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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Married off as a child and still suffering
TULEAR, Madagascar — Child marriage remains a great challenge in Madagascar, where it has a devastating effect on the lives of the girls involved.... Read more
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Take bold action, parliamentarians urge
UNFPA Africa Regional Director Bunmi Makinwa urged African Members of Parliament to take bold action with respect to maternal and child health and... Read more