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16 October 2023
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UNFPA partners with other stakeholders to support the 4th National Girls' Summit
The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) – observed annually on 11 October – is a global platform to advocate for the full spectrum of girls’ rights. As part of the 2023…
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09 October 2023
Statement
Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want
Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the…
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29 September 2023
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More than 2,000 girls return to school with MBSSE, UNFPA and Irish Aid support
KOINADUGU, Sierra Leone, 29 September 2023 - The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has reintegrated more than 2,000 adolescent girls into formal education in the…
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26 September 2023
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Access to contraception helped ensure the wellbeing of my family - Maima Amy Pabia
When Maima Amy Pabia started using contraceptives in 2011, a year after giving birth to her first child, the decision was based on her desire to space her children and be able to…
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21 September 2023
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Young people meet to discuss their role in achieving the SDGs
The United Nations Country Team is facilitating a series of regional dialogues with young people on their critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in…
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15 September 2023
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With cheerful smiles, fistula survivors return home after surgery
Thirty-two survivors of obstetric fistula were on 14 September discharged from the Aberdeen Women’s Centre after they had successfully undergone fistula and fistula-related…
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05 September 2023
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“Giving birth safely renewed my determination to pursue my dream of becoming a lawyer” – Fatmata Kassay
At the age of 21, Fatmata Kassay, a university student of political science says that, following the birth of her first child, she is committed to completing her studies with the…
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04 September 2023
Press Release
World Sexual Health Day
Everyone has a right to make their own choices about their lives and bodies, including if and when they want to have children. And it means that everyone must be able to access…
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01 September 2023
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Healing the scars, rebuilding hope through donor intervention: A fistula survivor shares her story
Freetown, Sierra Leone – “Living with the condition [obstetric fistula] was a nightmare and painful experience. I was passing urine unconsciously and it came with so much stigma,”…
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