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28 April 2020
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New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could…
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27 February 2020
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Save the date to CSW64 High-Level Event – 12 March 2020, UN HQ, Trusteeship Council Chamber, New York.
The event is co-organized by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (OSRSG-SVC), the United Nations Population Fund (UN…
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04 September 2019
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On the road to Nairobi : Madagascar committed to accelerate ICPD25 promise.
As with other countries in the world, Madagascar joins the global consensus on the urgency of addressing population and development issues in order to advance the promise of the…
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28 August 2019
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TICAD7: DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT OF THE AFRICAN FIRST LADIES FOR DEVELOPMENT (OAFLAD) ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE -Yokohama, August 28, 2019
This is the declaration of commitments by OAFLAD First Ladies members to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the end of the side event "Zero VGender Based…
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24 May 2019
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People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development…
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19 February 2019
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"Denounce the violence perpetrators even if it is our spouse"
Rasoa, 31-year-old, is a gender-based violence survivor. After daring to take the brink of denunciation, she benefited from the services of a Counselling and Legal Advice Center …
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14 December 2018
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Back to dignity, back to school!
Coming from Ejeda, in southern of Madagascar, Fidéline had her first pregnancy at 15 y.o. The delivery was difficult and the work lasted more than 2 days, Fideline lost her baby…
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09 November 2018
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Manufacturing condoms in Africa: an urgent health and economic priority
The East and Southern African (ESA) region, home to nearly 550 million people, has made noteworthy progress in tackling HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unmet need…
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26 October 2018
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Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women, must be protected and…
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