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Three reasons why the ICPD matters to you
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo in 1994. 179 world leaders reached a consensus and adopted a programme of action, which enshrined individual... Read more
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2019 Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy,... Read more
UNFPA Algeria CO-participation on April 11th, 2019 to the workshop on the evaluation of the manual “I become literate with the non-violence culture”
IQRAA Association has contracted CENEAPED (National Center of Studies and Analyses for the Population and its Development) to conduct the evaluation of the manual being used in literacy program ,... Read more
World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 10 April 2019— 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... Read more
The place of demographic dividend in the sustainable development goals
UNFPA ASRO Regional Director, Dr Luay Shabaneh was invited by the National Institute of Global Strategy Studies in Algiers, Algeria to deliver a lecture at a conference on the linkage and perspective... Read more
State of World Population 2017
Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and... Read more
Girls speak out on inequality
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Despite years of efforts and advances, full gender equality has yet to be realized. There is not one country in the world free of gender-based violence or discrimination... Read more
Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more
I say no to Gender Based Violence, with theater
Abdou, Sonia, Marinel, Allen and many other youth, part of a group, committed to promote women’s rights and strengthen male involvement in GBV... Read more
Advocacy for Algeria’s procurement of commodities
As part of UNFPA Algeria's support to the Ministry of Health for the implementation of the National Plan for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality 2015-2019 that targets the strengthening... Read more