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04 May 2018
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Waiting in the wings: Nepal’s first midwives set to graduate in 2020
Midwives are key to reducing maternal mortality.
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12 March 2018
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Province 2 lawmakers pledge to work for reproductive health and rights
Parliamentarians of Province 2 committed to promoting human rights of women and girls, particularly their reproductive rights, by introducing effective laws, while calling on all…
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08 March 2018
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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The denial of reproductive rights not only harms individuals, it can also put a drag on economies and stifle countries’ development.
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08 March 2018
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The rise of a girl hero
In her home district in Province 7 of Nepal, 19-year-old Sangita BK needs no introduction. She is well-known as an activist against child marriage in Bajhang district…
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12 January 2018
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New Year, New Beginnings
This vision of inclusiveness and equality, of a world where no woman or girl is left behind, informs our Strategic Plan for the next four years.
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10 December 2017
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We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we celebrate the foundations that the Declaration provides for the right to sexual and…
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01 December 2017
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Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day 2017 One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million. In…
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26 November 2017
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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030
By helping the furthest behind first, UNFPA is also helping to rectify other dimensions of inequality, as described in our latest State of World Population report, “Worlds Apart:…
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08 November 2017
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Using cricket as a means to advocate against child marriage and violence against women and girls
TAULIHAWA, Kapilvastu – "I often watch boys playing cricket on this ground. But today I caught a glimpse of girl cricketers in action. I thoroughly enjoyed their match…
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