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12 July 2012
Africa makes leading contribution at London Summit
LONDON, United Kingdom — Africa’s voice was added to the global call for the provision of modern contraceptives to 120 million women and girls in developing countries who do not…
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12 July 2012
News
Renewed push to expand family planning access globally
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2012 — Family planning is anchored on respect for human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice and equality, according to Dr. Babatunde…
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11 July 2012
Statement
Giving universal access to reproductive health services
Giving birth is typically the most joyful moment in a woman’s life. Yet this very process takes the life of so many women worldwide. Every day, some 800 women die in pregnancy or…
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06 July 2012
News
Many Ethiopian women have no access to family planning
A high-level advocacy workshop held in Ethiopia ahead of the upcoming Family Planning Summit in London heard that one in four married women in Ethiopia has an unmet need for…
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06 July 2012
Press Release
Summit targets 120 million more women for family planning
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 July 2012 — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue of…
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05 July 2012
Produce children you can look after well, Minister urges
Produce children you can look after well, the Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning urged residents as he joined them in a community clean up campaign in Kigali City. …
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28 June 2012
Press Release
World leaders adopt consensus vision in Rio
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The World’s Heads of State and Government unanimously adopted a common global vision that reaffirmed their commitments made in the Programme of Action…
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21 June 2012
Press Release
Unmet need for contraception rises in sub-Saharan Africa
The number of women with an unmet need for modern contraception increased in sub-Saharan Africa, from 31 million in 2008 to 36 million in 2012. This is according to a new study…
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20 June 2012
Press Release
Little progress in meeting demand for contraception
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are…
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