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2010 Annual Report Shows Strong Donor Support for UNFPA

NEW YORK — Donor contributions to UNFPA and other income reached a record $870 million in 2010, up from $783 million a year earlier, according to the UNFPA Annual Report 2010, which also shows that 21 donors each made…

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HIV Prevention and Protection for Women and Girls Cannot Wait

<p>The International Peace Institute, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, Women Deliver, and Family Care International, today hosted a policy forum entitled Prevention and…

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Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Services

Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV is of critical importance. Worldwide, more than 80 per cent of HIV infections are sexually transmitted.

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Partnership Framework Agreements signed with Government of Luxembourg

NEW YORK — The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNFPA and the United Nations Capital Development Fund signed a revised partnership framework agreement with the Government of…

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Reflecting on Progress and Challenges in Africa

NEW YORK --- At a recent consultation on UNFPA’s work in Africa, discussion focused less on the continent’s problems and more on its successes. Bunmi Makinwa, UNFPA’s Africa Regional Director, pointed to the region’s…

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Tackling Taboos to Condom Use in Ethiopia and Elsewhere

Introducing condoms in communities where talking about such matters may be taboo requires innovative and culturally sensitive approaches.

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Highlighting the Social Dimensions of Climate Change

To date, research and policy-making on climate change have focused on climate science, technological solutions, and projected impacts to ecosystems and physical infrastructure.

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UN Report Urges ‘Chain of Prevention’ to Shield Youth

<p>JOHANNESBURG – In South Africa, the nation with the largest number of young people living with HIV, the destructive nature of the epidemic can be better understood than anywhere else in the world. According to…

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Women, Peace and Security Institute Established in Ghana

Discussions on conflict and peacekeeping in Africa have often ignored the role of women.

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