News

Grassroots Efforts to Monitor Resolution 1325 Acknowledged on 11th Year Anniversary

25 October 2011
Security Council resolution 1325 aims to engage the women of Nepal more fully in peacebuilding and to reduce gender-based violence
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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

17 October 2011
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Ending Gender Imbalances Must Remain International Priority, Says UNFPA’s Asia-Pacific Director

05 October 2011
Nobuko Horibe,the Director of UNFPA's Asia ans Pacific Regional Office, speaking at the international forum on skewed sex ratios.
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Press release

Private Sector Involvement in Women’s and Children’s Health is Crucial to Saving 16 Million Lives, Says UN SG

20 September 2011
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Press release

UNFPA Rushes Reproductive Health Supplies to Sindh as Floods Worsen

16 September 2011
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Press release

UNFPA Executive Director Visits Kenya to Highlight Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women Affected by Drought

01 September 2011
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News

Mobilizing Psychosocial Support within Libya and for Refugees from the Conflict

17 August 2011
When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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News

One Stop Centre for Survivors of Violence Opens in Zanzibar

27 May 2011
In Zanzibar, women and children are the main victims of gender-based violence.
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News

Dadaab Population Swells as Hungry and Weary Families Arrive from Somalia

05 August 2011
Somali refugees amongst their new tents in lfo Extension in Dadaab,Kenya. Photo:UNHCR/B.Bannon
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Youth in the Arab States: Catalysts for Change

03 August 2011
Training peer educators to communicate with young people in the Choucha camp near the Libyan border. Photo: Manel Stambouli
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