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Giving hope in Zambia's largest refugee settlement
Meheba, in northwest Zambia, is home to more than 50,000 refugees – mainly from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with smaller numbers coming from Rwanda, Burundi and other countries in the region.
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Enforce Laws To Free Women From Slavery, Violence, Says UNFPA Deputy Executive Director
<p>Ministers and parliamentarians should enforce existing laws, to kick gender violence out of homes, communities and nations, UNFPA's Deputy Executive Director (Management), Imelda Henkin, has urged.</p…
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The Santa Maria/Sal Commitment
We the African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians representing 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, meeting in Santa Maria/ SAL, Cape Verde, between 15-18 October 2002 for the Fifth Regional Conference of African Women…
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How Do You Talk To Youth About The Facts Of Life, How Do You Start The Conversation?
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helped launch a booklet to guide communications between parents and youth on sensitive matters in order to save adolescents’ lives by avoiding problems such as HIV/AIDS.
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World Should Rejoice Girls' Births The Way It Celebrates Boys', Says UNFPA Executive Director
<p class="bodytext"> <b>NEW YORK</b> - The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, has urged all nations to intensify their efforts to improve…
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Experts Document Devastating Impact of War on Women
“Women’s bodies have become a battleground over which opposing forces struggle,” says a new report about women in conflict.
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Human Rights Promoted in India with Classical Dance and Poetry
Early in February, the India office of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, organized an event in Delhi to explore reproductive rights, including the rights of women.
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Experts Plan Reproductive Health Response as HIV/AIDS Compounds Food Crisis in Southern Africa
CAPE TOWN - When erratic weather in Southern Africa precipitated food shortages last year, they were initially blamed entirely on drought and, in some cases, misguided policies.
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Executive Board Approves 23 UNFPA Programmes, Members Express Strong Support for Fund
<p>The Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund approved 23 programmes on Tuesday, 21 January.</p>
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