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Executive Director, Angelique Kidjo Call for an End to Female Genital Mutilation

29 February 2012

<p>UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo and UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin at a press conference in support of Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation.<br/> Photo: UNICEF/JC McIlwaine</p>

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Mobilizing Men by Exploring Ways that Equality Benefits All

13 February 2012

Team-building activity at the Mobilizing Men campaign planning workshop in Nairobi. Photo: Alan Greig.

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Sudan: The Campaign against Cutting Goes to School

02 February 2012

The Joint Programme is working to protect young girls like these from the trauma of female genital mutilation/cutting.

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ABC '20/20' Special on Maternal Health: Donate Now!

16 December 2011

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Daring to Speak About HIV Prevention in Morocco and Egypt

01 December 2011

In Morocco, married women have little access to information on HIV prevention. Photo by see Wah/Wikimedia Commons

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Proposed Centre Would Address Many Aspects of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

21 October 2011

Nafissatou Diop, coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme

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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change

18 October 2011

Researchers,policymakers, academicians and representatives from UN agencies and civil society converged in Nairobi to review ways to accelerate abandonment of FGM/C

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Partnership Framework Agreements signed with Government of Luxembourg

08 June 2011

UNCDF Executive Secretary David Morrison, UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, Luxembourg Minister for Development Coorperation and Humanitarian Affeirs Marie-Josee Jacobs,UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake met for the signing of the agreements.

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New Commitments to Save Women and Children

20 May 2011

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Invest in Youth, Women, Reproductive Health to Reduce Poverty, Enhance Productive Capacity, Says New UN Report

10 May 2011