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20 September 2019
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GENDER EQUALITY ROUNDTABLE
A roundtable discussion on Gender Equality was held on the 11th of September in Lubango, hosted by the association Women’s Network (Rede Mulher), in partnership with the Ministry…
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16 September 2019
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ANGOLA LEADS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH GUIDE FOR PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING (CPLP) TEENAGERS
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MINJUD) in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) held a workshop to introduce the new manual on Adolescent Sexual and…
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05 July 2019
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Road to Nairobi: Launch of State of World Population 2019 Celebration of UNFPA@50 and CIPD@25
As part of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 50th Anniversary and the 25th Anniversary of the historical International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)…
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24 May 2019
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People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development…
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10 April 2019
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World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their…
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09 November 2018
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Manufacturing condoms in Africa: an urgent health and economic priority
The East and Southern African (ESA) region, home to nearly 550 million people, has made noteworthy progress in tackling HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unmet need…
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26 October 2018
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Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women, must be protected and…
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05 October 2018
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Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues
African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD)…
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06 September 2018
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Message by UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo at the Executive Board
In this region, young people are, and will remain, at the centre of the development and poverty reduction agenda. We are committed to promoting their health, wellbeing, rights and…
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