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Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

15 April 2014
Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
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Building the Future of Africa by Empowering Women and Youth

11 March 2014
Ms. Trina S. Haque, Sector Manager for the World Bank Group's Health, Nutrition and Population in West and Central Africa; Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; and H.E., Ms. Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Minister of Population, Promotion of Women and Protection of Children of Niger.
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Press Release

World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Africa’s Sahel Region

11 November 2013
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Family Planning Conference Highlights Political Commitment and the Importance of Youth

12 November 2013
<p>Balanish Gamada (left) is one of three million volunteer leaders mobilized across Ethiopia to provide counselling and help increase the use of health services, including family planning. She is responsible for a population of 38,000 in her local administrative district of Aleltu, close to the capital Addis Ababa. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA/Etienne Franca</i> </p>
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UN, World Bank Boost Support for Women’s Health, Girls’ Education in Africa’s Sahel

07 November 2013
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Africa Puts Rights of Women and Youth at Heart of Continent’s Future Development

07 October 2013
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African Ministers Urged to Lead on Issues of Freedom, Equality, Justice and Dignity in Future Development Agenda

03 October 2013
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Speech

Sustainable Development and Population Dynamics: Placing People at the Centre

19 June 2013
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Opinion

Be Prepared for a World of 7 Billion

20 October 2011
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Pioneering Initiative Boosts Potential of Brazil's Youth Bulge

26 July 2011
H.E Ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN & UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Brazil and UNFPA for promoting South-South cooperation on youth issuess. Photo: Jacqueline Daldin/UNFPA
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