- 07 Nov 2013
- Opinion
The High Price of Childhood Pregnancy
As the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA's) The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood report succinctly puts it, "When a girl becomes pregnant, her present and…
The High Price of Childhood Pregnancy
As the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA's) The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood report…
Read story- 06 Nov 2013
- Opinion
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and stigma associated with sexual violence. What does the future of these…
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and…
Read story- 30 Oct 2013
- Speech
The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood
<p>In his remarks during the launch of UNFPA's "The State of World Population 2013", Dr. Osotimehin highlights the aim of this year's report to call for actions that empower…
The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood
<p>In his remarks during the launch of UNFPA's "The State of World Population 2013", Dr. Osotimehin…
Read story- 22 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to put an end to it. More than 125 million girls and women have been cut in…
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last month, some observers rightly reminded us that we still have a long way to…
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin says in his statement on the International Day of the Girl…
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
Read story- 01 Oct 2013
- Statement
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”. Indeed, with 841 million older persons in the world in 2013,…
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”.…
Read story- 25 Sep 2013
- Statement
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for Malaria on the Occasion of the 68th General Assembly of the United…
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for…
Read story- 18 Sep 2013
- Opinion
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that societies would plunge…
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that…
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