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Serbian women with disabilities shatter taboos, transform health services amid pandemic

12 April 2021
Mónika Zsúnyi and other advocates are making their local communities and health systems more inclusive. Image courtesy of Mónika Zsúnyi
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A publication on reproductive health for women with disabilities is published in Braille

06 April 2021
A reproductive health booklet for women with disabilities was published in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA Kazakhstan
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem's Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

To mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem honours the memory of those forced from their homelands and calls for the end of slavery's legacy of racism and discrimination that continues to oppress people of African descent today. 

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021

21 March - 21 March 2021

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Ending racism is a task for everyone and is central to building fairer, more democratic and egalitarian societies

29 Oct 2020
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Experts make a call to renew the commitment to advocate the human rights of Afrodescendant populations and redouble efforts to fight racism and discrimination

22 Sep 2020
Around 134 million afrodescendant people live in Latin America and the Caribbean, representing 21% of the total population in the region.
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Through ‘Zooming in on Your Voice’ we seek to empower and amplify the voices of youth of African descent in Uruguay

27 Aug 2020
The official launch of the project was on August 27 on the Month of the Youth celebration in Uruguay.
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Young people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean will strengthen their capacities for leadership and human rights

21 Oct 2020
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Colors, Youth and Afro Descendant Power

18 Sep 2020
Leonela Calderón Gordon is about to finish her university studies. She loves dancing, expressing herself and defending her afro descendant roots. Through UNPFA support, she has trained and learned valuable lessons on empowerment, solidarity and the defense of human rights.
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