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On UN Day, Secretary-General Tells Students to Make a World 7 Billion "Strong"
NEW YORK — “Let us make this a world of 7 billion people strong,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told students at a high school he visited on UN Day, the annual commemoration of the formation of the United Nations.
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Proposed Centre Would Address Many Aspects of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
NAIROBI ---Participants at an international conference on research, healthcare and preventive measures related to female genital mutilation/ cutting called for the creation an African Coordinating Centre for partnership…
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UNFPA Executive Director Visits Europe
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin met with development ministers, government officials, members of parliament and civil society representatives on his visit to Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg this week.
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Executive Director Discusses Global Population Growth
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin emphasized the critical role of young people during a lecture yesterday on the ongoing challenges posed by global population growth.</p>
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Searching for Solutions: Violence Against Women in the South Pacific
Domestic violence is known to be a serious problem in the South Pacific. But, partly because it has traditionally been considered a private matter, the prevalence, causes and consequences of domestic violence in the…
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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change
NAIROBI, Kenya — “This initiative will improve the lives, health and dignity of women and girls in Africa,” said Nafissatou Diop, coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme that aims for the abandonment of the…
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Challenges Loom as World Population Hits 7 Billion
<p>She's a 40-year-old mother of eight, with a ninth child due soon. The family homestead in a Burundi village is too small to provide enough food, and three of the children have quit school for lack of money…
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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style
<p>SARE HAROUNA, Senegal — When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry.</p>
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Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region
GARISSA, Kenya —“I’ll have children until I die,” says Mohammed Abdi, a 56-year-old man who is expecting his 25th child.
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