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Let’s Put Young People at the Centre

calendar_today 12 August 2018

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Let’s Put Young People at the Centre

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on  International Youth Day 2018  We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and…

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Haiti / Emergency: Prevention is better than cure

calendar_today 09 August 2018

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Haiti / Emergency: Prevention is better than cure

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 9 August 2018 --- More than 50 representatives of organizations and institutions working on humanitarian risk management participated on 31 July and 1…

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Youth Leadership Camp in Lima: "A chance for me to represent my country and promote the voices of young people," Christa Exil says

calendar_today 06 August 2018

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Youth Leadership Camp in Lima: "A chance for me to represent my country and promote the voices of young people," Christa Exil says

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 6, 2018 --- "Participating in this activity is a chance for me to represent my country and promote the voice of young people, especially young…

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Improve the supply of reproductive health services in Haiti

calendar_today 01 August 2018

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Improve the supply of reproductive health services in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1 August 2018 --- ¨For the eight months following its inauguration, the health center of Thiotte (south-east of Haiti) did not ensure any delivery,…

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Message of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, 18 July 2018

calendar_today 18 July 2018

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Message of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, 18 July 2018

 “You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.”  — President Nelson Mandela  Today, on Nelson…

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Fifth General Census of Population and Housing: the pilot phase is about to be completed

calendar_today 13 July 2018

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Fifth General Census of Population and Housing: the pilot phase is about to be completed

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 7 July 2018 --- The Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI), together with the technical support of UNFPA, is finalizing the pilot phase of…

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Family planning is a human right

calendar_today 11 July 2018

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Family planning is a human right

MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY  Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 11 July 2018 ***   Fifty years ago…

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"A woman must be cared for in her totality," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, said

calendar_today 27 June 2018

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"A woman must be cared for in her totality," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, said

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 27, 2018 --- The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, concluded a 24-hour visit to Haiti on June 25, 2018.   …

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Fistula in Haiti is a little known affliction that incapacitates hundreds of women unnecessarily

calendar_today 23 May 2018

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Fistula in Haiti is a little known affliction that incapacitates hundreds of women unnecessarily

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 May 2018 --- May 23rd brought back the International Day for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula is a serious and dangerous lesion…

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