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Young Afghans celebrate in Kabul the International Youth Day 2012
Kabul, 12 August 2012 - The Deputy Minister to Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Culture celebrates the International Youth Day 2012 at the Radio Television Afghanistan Hall in Kabul... Read more
Afghanistan launches its first Youth Health Line in Afghanistan on the International Youth Day
Kabul, 11 August 2012 - The Ministry of Public Health, with the financial and technical support of the United Nations Population Fund and its implementing partner, Afghan Family Guidance Association... Read more
Press 120 from any phone for free to get youth friendly health counselling
By calling the number 120, it is now possible to receive reproductive health related accurate information, counseling, and referrals to appropriate services or resources. The Youth Health Line is... Read more
Official launch of the Socio-demographic and Economic Survey in Ghor
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Afghanistan goes to Chighcheran in Ghor Province to attend the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey (SDES) official launch organized by the Central... Read more
Afghanistan confirms maternal mortality decline in the past ten years
Studies in Afghanistan confirm the emerging trend that maternal mortality is improving, however, much work remains to be done.
UNFPA AFGHANISTAN CELEBRATES THE WORLD POPULATION DAY 2012
Despite a positive trend showing that maternal mortality is improving, in Afghanistan every two hours a woman dies due to complications in pregnancy. For progress to continue, all participants... Read more
11 JULY 2012: WORLD POPULATION DAY
Kabul, 11 July - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) celebrates the World Population Day 2012 with the support of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Central Statistics Organization (CSO... Read more
UNFPA’S STATEMENT AT THE TOKYO CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan has made noteworthy progress in education and health, in spite of many challenges. Maternal health has improved significantly and, as a result, less women are dying due to pregnancy and... Read more
SAFE MOTHERHOOD DAY, 10TH JUNE 2012
UNFPA joined the Ministry of Public Health to celebrate the Safe Motherhood Day 2012. In a country like Afghanistan where resources are scarce, access to services is limited and women still very... Read more
Milestone in the history of statistics in Afghanistan: CSO and UNFPA release the Socio-demographic and Economic Survey results of Bamiyan province
Kabul, 30th May - Mr. Abdul Rahman Ghafoori, President of Central Statistics Organization (CSO), Dr. Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Representative, and Mr. Makoto Matsuda, Counselor of Economic Cooperation... Read more