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Our rights. Our freedoms. Always
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of Human Rights Day 10 December 2015 Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of... Read more
Using sport to empower young refugees
AYILO REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Adjumani District, Uganda: Football is much more than a game to 21-year-old South Sudanese refugee Mike Marchar – he finds... Read more
Prioritizing adolescents’ SRHR
PRETORIA, South Africa, 30 November – The opening of the 7th African Population Conference saw the launch of South Africa’s latest Population Policy Review Report by Bathabile Dlamini, Minister of... Read more
‘Together we can defeat HIV and AIDS’
HARARE, Zimbabwe, 30 November – The 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs (ICASA) opened yesterday in Harare, Zimbabwe with HIV & AIDS experts and activists calling for continued... Read more
End child marriage to realize development
Africa will not reduce poverty and realize inclusive economic and social development without the right investments in its youthful population, said Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director for UNFPA... Read more
Call to end child marriage in Africa
President of the Zambia Republic Edgar Lungu called for the elimination of child marriage in Africa, at the First Africa Girls Summit on Ending Child Marriage currently underway in Lusaka, Zambia. Mr... Read more
16 girls, 16 stories of resistance
Every year, tens of thousands of girls are married before reaching their 18th birthday. They are some of the most vulnerable girls on earth. They are denied their rights, they are at risk of abuse,... Read more
Ending AIDS as public health threat by 2030
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for World AIDS Day 1 DECEMBER 2015 This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on controlling HIV and other... Read more
Maternal deaths drop 56 per cent in ESA
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Updated figures released by the United Nations have shown that the global maternal death ratio has dropped 44 per cent since 1990 and in East and Southern Africa (ESA), by... Read more
World must end violence against women
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2015 One in three women worldwide has... Read more