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World Population to Increase by One Billion by 2025
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today,…
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Responding to the Needs of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
More than 450,000 refugees have crossed the borders from Syria into Lebanon as of the end of April 2013, according to estimates by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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UN Agencies Encourage Enforcement of FGM/C Ban After Girl’s Death
<p>LONDON — U.N. agencies have called for the prosecution of an Egyptian doctor after a 13-year-old girl died while undergoing female genital mutilation/cutting at a private clinic.</p>
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Year in Review: Highlights of UNFPA's Work in 2012
NEW YORK — UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin yesterday presented the Fund’s 2012 Annual Report: Promises to Keep, to its Executive Board.
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Tokyo Conference Reaffirms Support for Inclusive African Development
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Health improvements and a healthy workforce underpin social and economic growth.
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Ministers at Women Deliver Pledge to Ensure Universal Access to Family Planning
<p>KUALA LUMPUR <b>- </b>Women Deliver 2013 ended in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday with a pledge by participating government Ministers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health is central to the post-…
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UNFPA Patron Addresses Women Deliver Conference in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – “The evidence is so clear. So why is this agenda so far from being completed?” This was the question posed by H.R.H Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, at the Women Deliver conference in Malaysia,…
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'Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda'
KUALA LUMPUR--Women's place in the global development agenda took centre stage on the final day of the Women Deliver conference.
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Born into Crisis: Unwanted Pregnancies in Syria
ZA’ATARI CAMP - When aid workers with the UNFPA speak to women inside Syria - many of them displaced from their homes and living in cramped collective shelters - they say they would rather do anything than get pregnant…
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