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15 November 2017
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UNFPA Commits to Support Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA)
Mr. Mabingue Ngom called on the continent to work together in completely ending preventable maternal deaths that are driven by a number of issues, including harmful practises such…
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14 November 2017
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High Level Ministerial Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation at the margins of 2017 CARMMA Week Commemorations in Accra, Ghana
About 1 in 5 girls who have been subjected to FGM had the procedure performed by a trained medical professional. In some countries, this number is as high as 3 in 4 girls.
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10 November 2017
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Conference on Public Private Partnerships for Health in Africa calls for Dialogue, Leadership and Accountability
The Africa Health Business Ltd in partnership with the Ministry of health of Senegal and the Africa Health Federation hold a conference on “Transforming PPPs for Health in Africa”…
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03 November 2017
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Youth Fellows of the AU-EU Youth Plug-In Initiative oriented on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Issues
The 4th AU-EU Youth Summit took place from 9 to 11 October 2017 in Abidjan. The two main outcomes of the Summit were the Abidjan Youth Declaration which calls for action on six…
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30 October 2017
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Moving Forward on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Africa - October 2017 Highlights
In October, across Africa and beyond, there was action on the implementation on the 2017 AU theme “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth”. These are…
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27 October 2017
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High Level Meeting on Ending Child Marriage in Dakar Calls for Renewed Commitment to End Harmful Practices
Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. But today, gender inequality persists everywhere and limits social progress…
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24 October 2017
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Private Sector Engagement with UNFPA – Guiding Perspectives
Multi-stakeholder partnerships are fundamental to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. For this reason, UNFPA is engaging with…
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20 October 2017
Reproductive Health and Rights in an age of Inequality
Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women and girls empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and threats to peace and…
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16 October 2017
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Implement Human Rights Frameworks to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation – PAP Members of Parliament
The Pan African Parliament convened for the 10 occasion its annual Conference on Women from 12 to 13 October 2017 under the theme “Role of Parliamentarians in promoting…
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