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11 October 2017
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Tenth Pan African Parliament Annual Women Conference to focus on Human Rights Instruments Female Genital Mutilation towards harnessing the Demographic Dividend
The Pan African Parliament (PAP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Sonke Gender Justice are organising the 10th edition of the Pan African Parliament Women Conference to…
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11 October 2017
Statement
EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises
Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and…
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03 October 2017
Press Release
Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations…
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30 September 2017
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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Zane Dangor, Representative (a.i) of the UNFPA Ethiopia Liaison Office to the AU and ECA June to September 2017
Zane Dangor joined the UNFPA as the Representative of the Liaison Office (ELO) to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for a four-month…
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29 September 2017
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Africa's Demographic Dividend at the 72nd UN General Assembly
September brought vital renewed support to UNFPA’s mandate from New York through the second regular session of the UNFPA Executive Board and the 72nd Session of the UN General…
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28 September 2017
AUC Leading Momentum to Address Female Genital Mutilation
A key issue the joint programme works to address is FGM medicalisation. In many countries, there is increasing incidence of FGM medicalisation – a worrying trend...
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28 September 2017
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African Leaders Commit to Further Steps towards Harnessing the Demographic Dividend
African Heads of State and Government (HoSG) have adopted a Declaration on the Demographic Dividend that further emphasizes the importance placed on the continent’s efforts to…
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22 September 2017
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Leveraging Private Sector Partnerships to Harness the Demographic Dividend
UNFPA ELO is supporting the better environment in Africa for partnerships between UNFPA and private sector stakeholders around the Demographic Dividend.
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22 September 2017
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Harnessing the demographic dividend through investments in youth is the key to achieving the bold aspirations of Agenda 2063
Marie Josiane is a young African entrepreneur of 28 years old. Many young people like MJ had spent few years in Universities and decided to start a business to feed their families…
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