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17 June 2019
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KAPILVASTU — When she was 14, Srijana Kurmi convinced her parents, who had started looking into finding a husband for her, to wait. She stayed in school until the 10th grade. A year ago, aged 20, she... Read more
28 May 2019
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BAITADI — When he began teaching comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) a few years ago, Dhan Bahadur Mahara, the vice principal of Gyaneswor Secondary School, was embarrassed even by the thought of... Read more
20 May 2019
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“My hands started trembling the moment the roof of our house was blown away. I ran towards my neighbor’s house to save myself,” says Jagga Majhi, who is six months pregnant. The 17-year-old spent... Read more
20 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from ... Read more
15 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution,... Read more
5 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn –... Read more
16 April 2019
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KAPILVASTU – Wearing her volunteer's uniform, a sky-blue sari, Kaushalya Pasi patiently addresses a group of women sitting around her at a village health post in Nepal's Terai region, the western... Read more
15 April 2019
Press Release
KATHMANDU: The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own... Read more
10 April 2019
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 10 April 2019—The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own... Read more
8 March 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we work, the way we communicate, the way we interact with each other and... Read more