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06 March 2020
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UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus…
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27 February 2020
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Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed
RABAT, Morocco – Madame Najat Baloui, a midwife in Casablanca, vividly remembers a childbirth that went horribly wrong. “A woman was delivering vaginally,” Ms. Baloui…
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26 March 2020
News
UNFPA Algeria shares results of the qualitative study on "Promotion of Women's Rights and Men's Perception of Gender-Based Violence in Algeria".
On 02/26/2020 at the Radisson Blu hotel, UNFPA Algeria office shared the results of the qualitative study on “The Promotion of Women's Rights and Men's Perception of Violence…
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16 February 2020
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The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 FACTS AND FIGURES as of 11 February 2020
Financial engagement of the Countries
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06 February 2020
News
Accelerating Actions Towards Zero Female Genital Mutilation
An Overview: It was in 2012 that the UN General Assembly designated February 6th as the international Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. As it is the case…
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05 February 2020
Statement
Unleashing Youth Power: A Decade of Accelerating Actions Towards Zero Female Genital Mutilation
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Ghebreyesus, and WHO…
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02 February 2020
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UNFPA Algeria and Ministry of Health : Second survey to consolidate the maternal death rate
In Algeria, the maternal mortality rate has been reduced by more than 50% between 1999 and 2016, from 117.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births respectively to 57.7 maternal…
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26 December 2019
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A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As another decade draws to a close, the world is preoccupied with perils on the horizon. Climate change is beginning to ravage communities…
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10 December 2019
News
Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day
Youth Standing up for Human Rights On this Human Rights Day, we at UNFPA salute the young people who are pushing for progress and making meaningful change in their communities…
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