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12 October 2012
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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 Elders and founders of Girls Not…
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11 October 2012
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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 child marriage. This day focuses…
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11 October 2012
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 and leading healthier lives, and…
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11 October 2012
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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 10 years, according to Marrying…
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10 October 2012
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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. Alphonsine Zara, 35, who was…
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09 October 2012
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 the needs of young people. He…
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05 October 2012
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Madagascar: tripling contraceptive use in 10 years
MADAGASCAR — Madagascar is a striking success story of how to improve family planning and reproductive health despite facing severe difficulties. The use of modern contraception…
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03 October 2012
Including men at the forefront of the gender agenda
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have for a long time been seen as women's issues, and it is women who have primarily been at the forefront of advancing the gender agenda…
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02 October 2012
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African campaign against child marriage to be launched
The Multisectoral African Campaign Against Child Marriage is to be launched this week at the Pan-African Parliament during the 2012 Annual African Womens Parliamentarians…
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