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With donors and partners

calendar_today 11 November 2022

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With donors and partners

The stay of Dr. Diene Keita was also devoted to sessions with UNFPA partners and donors. Thus, a breakfast meeting was organized with the DRC Partners Coordination Group. This…

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With the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in DRC

calendar_today 10 November 2022

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With the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in DRC

The UN Assistant-Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA met with the UN Country Team (UNCT) in the DRC and the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator,…

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The Deputy Executive Director's engagements

calendar_today 10 November 2022

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The Deputy Executive Director's engagements

During her stay, the Deputy Executive Director/Programme had several audiences. These audiences were opportunities to advocate for population issues and to thank national…

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With UNFPA staff in DRC

calendar_today 10 November 2022

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With UNFPA staff in DRC

The UNFPA Deputy Executive Director began her visit to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a meeting with the country office staff. This decision shows the…

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Woman finds hope in safe birth of twins, after losing everything when her home was burned

calendar_today 08 November 2022

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Woman finds hope in safe birth of twins, after losing everything when her home was burned

Rebecca Wimana was seven months pregnant when she lost her house in Jomba in the conflict raging in the DRC. "When I heard the bombings, we left the house with the children to go…

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UN DAY MESSAGE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES

calendar_today 24 October 2022

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UN DAY MESSAGE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES

24 octobre 2022   L’Organisation des Nations Unies est née d’un espoir.

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Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence  and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa ​​– we need to act collectively and with urgency

calendar_today 11 October 2022

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Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence  and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa ​​– we need to act collectively and with urgency

Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa has seen significant progress in…

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ED statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

calendar_today 17 June 2022

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ED statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

When wars begin, so does the terror and devastation of sexual violence. The bodies of women and girls become battlefields. Rape is used as a weapon of war just as surely as the…

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7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked

calendar_today 30 March 2022

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7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The neglected crisis of unintended…

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