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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Inform and raise awareness about midwifery in Haiti

calendar_today 05 May 2018

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Inform and raise awareness about midwifery in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 5 May 2018 --- Pupils hanging on midwives´lips during a day of information and awareness on midwifery, as part of the celebration of the…

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Haiti at the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development

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Haiti at the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 April 2018 --- A delegation from Haiti participated in the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), which was held at United…

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Raise awareness about equality between women and men on the occasion of the commemoration of International Women's Day in Haiti

calendar_today 23 April 2018

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Raise awareness about equality between women and men on the occasion of the commemoration of International Women's Day in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 12, 2018 --- In her hometown, Port-de-Paix (north-west of Haiti), the First Lady, Martine Moïse, celebrated the International Women's Day on 8…

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Haiti / Vasectomy: Profamil notes a certain awareness at the level of the community

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Haiti / Vasectomy: Profamil notes a certain awareness at the level of the community

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 16, 2018 - "At 55, I already have four children. I realized that I do not have enough resources to take care of more mouths in my family. So, I…

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