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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights

01 October 2014
Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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Youth Envoy shines spotlight on young people’s development priorities

25 September 2014
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speak with young people at a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development

22 September 2014
A pregnant woman rests outside the maternity ward at the Kanungu Health Center IV, in Uganda. Photo credit:Tadej Znidarcic
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Opinion

Expanding Sexual, Reproductive Health to Score Development Goals

18 August 2014
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Speech

UNFPA: The path forward

05 September 2014
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Ugandan youth push for increased access to reproductive health services

05 August 2014
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin speaks with youth about increasing access to sexual and reproductive health services. Photo credit: UNFPA Uganda
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Statement

Message for World Population Day

09 July 2014
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Girl Summit aims to end child marriage and FGM/C

22 July 2014
<p>Usha, 15, participated in a leadership programme for girls in Nepal. When her parents began preparing for her wedding, she convinced them to delay the marriage. "If I can&rsquo;t prevent my own marriage, who will speak up for my classmates?&rdquo; she told UNFPA. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan</i> </p>
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On World Population Day, UNFPA calls for investment in youth

11 July 2014
Ouadrago Sanga Théodore (left) moderates at a condom demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard
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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns

08 July 2014
Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr
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