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Pioneering Initiative Boosts Potential of Brazil's Youth Bulge
UNITED NATIONS, New York—A pioneering initiative in Brazil is showing that the country’s youth bulge is an economic force that could expand production and opportunities as well as promote the elimination of poverty,…
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Twenty-five UN Agencies Call for a World Fit for Young People
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Twenty-five United Nations agencies have reaffirmed their commitment to make young people a priority and to incorporate youth perspectives in their work.
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Spotlight on Youth at High-level Global Meeting
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Hundreds of young people converged on the United Nations today as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting devoted to tackling the challenges facing youth and exploring their…
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Youth Caucus Prepares Young People for the Global Summit
UNITED NATIONS, New York — This year’s High-Level Meeting on Youth, is themed Dialogue and Mutual Understanding. Sixty young people from 45 countries worked much of the weekend before the official meeting to make sure…
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Ending ‘Son Preference’ to Promote Gender Equality
<p>The tradition of inheritance from father to son in many societies coupled with a reliance on boys to provide economic support, to ensure security in old age and to perform death rites are part of a set of…
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Delivering Youth Friendly Health Information and Services in Georgia
GORI, Georgia — Sitting around the table, the college students browsed through a variety of colourful pamphlets and literature, as the conversation went from one topic to another relating to their sexual health.
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Catarina Furtado Visits Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in Portugal, Catarina Furtado, went on a mission to Haiti from 10 to 18 July 2011, where she toured a number of projects supported by United Nations agencies, including…
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UNFPA Executive Director Applauds Young Women’s Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Delivering a keynote address, UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, spoke at International Women’s Summit in Zurich about the importance of young women’s leadership in sexual and reproductive health and…
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Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic…
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