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Syria's Refugees Meet Mama Munira

20 March 2014

In the News

Men Must Accept Women as Equals if Development Goals Are to be Achieved

11 March 2014

Opinion

The Way Forward for Gender Equality

08 March 2014

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Engaging Adolescent Boys and Young Men for Gender Equality

18 March 2014

Photo credit: Restless Development

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An Estimated 200,000 Pregnant Women in Syria in Need of Urgent Care, Warns UNFPA

19 March 2014

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Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

17 March 2014

Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010

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Accelerating Progress on the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls

11 March 2014

UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore (left) delivered remarks alongside Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the UN Women.

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Empowering Youth to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

12 March 2014

<p>Madame Chantal Compaoré, First Lady of Burkina Faso (centre) with Aissata Camara (left) and other young participants invited to take part in the side-event on ending female genital mutilation/cutting. <i>Photo credit: Aissata Camara</i> </p>

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UNFPA Patron H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark Visits UNFPA Headquarters for Briefing on the ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Report

10 March 2014

Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin with UNFPA Patron H.R.H. the Crown Princess of Denmark following a briefing at UNFPA Headquarters.

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Building the Future of Africa by Empowering Women and Youth

11 March 2014

Ms. Trina S. Haque, Sector Manager for the World Bank Group's Health, Nutrition and Population in West and Central Africa; Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; and H.E., Ms. Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Minister of Population, Promotion of Women and Protection of Children of Niger.