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Let’s Talk Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Private-Sector Workplace
On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD30), and following the launch of the policy paper on Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (…
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UNFPA-supported tech innovations advancing the rights of women and girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Technology has transformed people’s ability to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs and claim their rights, serving as a gateway to information, revolutionizing health-care delivery…
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ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Technology
Thirty years have passed since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development, where world leaders committed to taking concrete action to put sexual and reproductive health and rights at the heart…
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From Many, One: Multi-Faith Actors Celebrate ICPD Achievements, Build Bridges and Shape the Future for Gender Justice
Three decades ago, governments of the world affirmed, in a landmark consensus at the International Conference on Population and Development, that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are enmeshed with…
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Let’s Talk Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development
On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD30) and following the ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development, UNFPA…
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In an increasingly volatile world, support for women and girls must continue, UNFPA urges
BALTI, Republic of Moldova/TAIZZ, Yemen/Port-au-Prince, Haiti/UNFPA, New York – “I caught the last evacuation train, and the next day the train station was bombed,” Katya told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
MAROUA, Cameroon – In Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North Region, Aissatou* was forced into marriage at just 14 years old, her dreams of schooling shattered.
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Fighting for equal rights against the tide of climate change
ASIA PACIFIC REGION – Janine Cruzet runs a women’s disability rights group in the Philippines, one of many low-lying island nations home to millions of people at the forefront of the global climate crisis.
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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian crisis
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every month, nearly 2 billion people menstruate, but gender inequality, poverty and other forms of marginalization mean the world has still not adapted to become period-friendly. In a…
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