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The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030

calendar_today 10 October 2015

The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child

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Govt honours UNFPA for strengthening family planning programmes in Nepal

calendar_today 18 September 2015

Govt honours UNFPA for strengthening family planning programmes in Nepal

UNFPA is working with the Government of Nepal since 1971 to increase availability and access to quality family planning services and address the unmet need for contraceptives…

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Reproductive health on the move

calendar_today 27 August 2015

Reproductive health on the move

When the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, immediately reached out to the Ministry of Health and Population as well as…

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A shout out to all humanitarian actors in Nepal

calendar_today 19 August 2015

A shout out to all humanitarian actors in Nepal

UNFPA stands strong for the human rights and inherent dignity of every human being.

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A safe birth after terrifying earthquake ordeal

calendar_today 18 August 2015

A safe birth after terrifying earthquake ordeal

Ishwori Dangol is more than an earthquake survivor. As a seven-month pregnant woman when the devastating disaster struck Nepal on April 25, she not only had a narrow…

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Life and recovery in female-friendly spaces

calendar_today 12 August 2015

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Life and recovery in female-friendly spaces

Ram Maya Majhi is sitting quietly between a team of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and staff members at a gathering at Charikot's Female-Friendly Space (FFS) in…

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UNFPA's Response to Nepal Earthquake: Three Months Review

calendar_today 26 July 2015

UNFPA's Response to Nepal Earthquake: Three Months Review

In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake on 25th April 2015, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population, the…

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Promoting youth participation in earthquake responses

calendar_today 25 July 2015

Promoting youth participation in earthquake responses

Visiting around 30 villages, meeting around 700 earthquake survivors and supporting them in whatever way he could during almost three months since the devastating…

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Reaching earthquake survivors with lifesaving reproductive care

calendar_today 15 July 2015

Reaching earthquake survivors with lifesaving reproductive care

It is a grim reality that the risk of sexual assault, coercion and exploitation escalates whenever the social order breaks down or populations are displaced.

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