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Carmen Barroso and Childbirth with Dignity Foundation win 2016 UN Population Award

24 June 2016

New mothers in David, Panama. Women's sexual and reproductive health, and their rights during childbirth, took centre stage at the 2016 UN Population Awards. © UNFPA/Guadalupe Valdes

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Information note on the United Nations Population Award

Resource date: 2024

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16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2015

25 November - 10 December 2015

Global

From 25 November to 10 December, the world observes 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. These girls embody the strength and spirit of this movement.

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Empowered girls can change the world, say UNFPA head and Ashley Judd

28 September 2015

Panel moderator Asha Curran, director of the Center for Innovation and Social Impact at the 92nd St Y, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Ashley Judd, an actress and human rights activist, at the Social Good Summit in New York. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye

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Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre honoured with UN Population Award

26 June 2015

Children play football at a low-cost informal school in Nairobi. Research by APHRC has helped the Government of Kenya develop policies on school access. © African Population and Health Research Centre

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Award Laureates

Resource date: 23 June 2017

Author: UNFPA

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UN Population Award nomination form

Resource date: 2024

Author: UNFPA

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Millennium Development Summit of the United Nations

06 September - 08 September 2000

New York, United States

Millennium Declaration

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Father Aldo Marchesini and Jhpiego recognized with UN Population Award

12 June 2014

<p>Community health worker Ozara Husseini (left) speaks with Najiba, who has five children, about family planning in Katasank, Afghanistan, as part of a Jhpiego-supported programme, in 2010. <i>Photo credit: Kate Holt/Jhpiego</i> </p>

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Ceremony Honours Population Award Winners

23 June 2011

The 2011 Population Award winners with UN Deputy Secretary-General, Egypt's Ambassador to the UN and UNFPA's Executive Director . Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten

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