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07 April 2020
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World Health Day: Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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30 March 2020
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UNFPA Sierra Leone applauds decision to overturn ban on pregnant girls attending school
United Nations Population Fund commends the decision of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education to lift the ban on pregnant girls attending school.
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08 March 2020
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I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look to today’s generation of activists, women who are shaping a vision…
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05 March 2020
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UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus…
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06 February 2020
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Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
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01 February 2020
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UNFPA pilots Firefly App to support family planning services in Sierra Leone
The Firefly App aims to reduce stock outs of family planning commodities at health facilities serving large communities through a mobile application that facilitates consistent,…
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21 January 2020
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Youth champion breaking barriers for disability
Last year, UNFPA supported the National Secretariat for the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy to establish a youth advisory panel consisting of 16 youth champions passionate about…
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11 October 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child
Around the world, girls are challenging gender stereotypes and breaking free from the traditional roles that society has dictated for generations. More and more are saying no to…
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08 October 2019
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Volunteering is very important and can actually change your life: Ashmao’s story
“I have always been interested in volunteering and first heard about the National Youth Service Corps Volunteers in Nigeria and Kenya. I discovered in 2018, that a National Youth…
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