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  • Experts Review Advances, Challenges for Women’s Health Globally

    30 September 2013

    MEXICO CITY — The expert meeting on women’s health is the third and last in a series of thematic discussions aiming to supplement the review process of the International Conference on Population and Development and addressing how best to position women’s and girls’ health in the post-2015 agenda.
  • Empowering Girls as Leaders of Tomorrow

    27 September 2013

    UNITED NATIONS, New York — Farwa Khalil’s parents could not afford her education costs, so she was pulled out of eighth grade to be married. Luckily, her aunt saved her by paying the expenses, and Farwa is now back in school. Today, Farwa has just addressed the United Nations on the occasion of a General Assembly side event on child marriage.
  • Africa 'Ultimate Testing Ground' in Bid to End Poverty

    26 September 2013

    CNN – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on Africa as the test case for the world's resolve and success, or failure, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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Child Marriage Initiative

Marrying Too Young

A multimedia exhibit and statistical overview and profiles child marriage in 40 countries reveals the extent of this violation of the human rights of adolescent girls.

Annual report

Scaling up action on FGM/C

Documents achievement of the Joint Programme in 15 priority countries over a 5-year period.  This report documents the many achievements.

Data for development

Campaign to End Fistula

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Getting results

Maternal Health Thematic Fund
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This new report showcases the results achieved in 2012 by the Fund through targeted interventions in high maternal mortality countries.

Multimedia

Population Situation Analysis
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This multimedia exhibit and e-learning course aims to help countries plan according to their own population dynamics.

Resource Page

Sex Ratio Imbalance
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News, updates, media reports and resources on prenatal sex selection

MDG5b

Latest Indicators
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A tool for comparing, analyzing and visualizing more than 20 indicators related to reproductive health.

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Maternal Mortality in Mozambique

With less than 900 days remaining to reach the Millennium Development Goals, UNFPA is pushing to intensify efforts to reduce maternal mortality.

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Timor Leste: Counting Its Future

In rugged terrain, with no street names, addresses or zip codes, counting people accurately can be a challenge.

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2 min 47 sec 2011
Creating Services for an Ageing Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina

UNFPA addresses opportunities and challenges for the elderly in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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3 min 40 sec 2011
India: A booming population

India continues to face rapid rural to urban migration, as millions of people continue to seek better economic opportunities in its already over-populated cities.

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