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Population ageing is a triumph of development
On this 24th International Day of Older Persons, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the worldwide celebration of longevity and... Read more
First Ladies call for increased investment in girls
African First Ladies call for increased investment in adolescent girls’ health New York, USA, 22 September 2014 –... Read more
Seven years of resistance: one girl’s fight against FGM
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Nancy Tomee resisted female genital mutilation (FGM) for seven long years, enduring bullying and abuse before a local... Read more
World leaders recommit to historic ICPD
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 22 September 2014 — More than 120 presidents, heads of government, ministers and high officials from around the world today... Read more
Madagascar launches CARMMA
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar became the 44th African country to launch CARMMA, the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality... Read more
High Level Dialogue with African First Ladies at UNGASS
UNGASS 2014 | High Level Dialogue with African First Ladies (OAFLA) supported by UNFPA WHAT: High Level Dialogue with African First Ladies on... Read more
Invest in youth to harness Africa’s demographic dividend
Different issues will be competing for the attention of different African leaders attending the 69th United Nations General Assembly Special Session... Read more
Investing in Adolescent Girls for Africa’s development
H.E. Mrs Hinda Deby Itno, is the First Lady of the Republic of Chad and President of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS and Dr... Read more
Combating Tanzania’s high child marriage rates
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Happiness, from the Mara Region of Tanzania, was 12 when her parents decided she was old enough to marry. They pulled her... Read more
Delivering safely, even in Uganda's refugee camps
KAMWENGE DISTRICT, Uganda — Alice Furaha, 22 years old, was five months pregnant when she fled her home in Eastern Congo last May. When she arrived... Read more