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20 December 2016
Press Release
Launch of Herat Socio-demographic and Economic Survey Highlights 2016
Kabul, 20 December 2016 – Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan launched the highlights of Herat Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey during a press event…
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04 December 2016
Press Release
Meaningful and Comprehensive Actions by Every Member of the Society to End Violence against Women (#EndVAW2016 / #16daysofactivism)
National Conference: Gender-based violence key stakeholders to renew commitments to EndVAW Kabul, 4 December 2016 – Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), UNFPA-the United…
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25 November 2016
Statement
Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25…
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20 November 2016
News
Afghan Returnee Mothers’ Grave Need for Reproductive Health Care
“I examined the mother, only to find out that she had carried her dead fetus for weeks,” said Alia Ayar, a UNFPA midwife providing obstetric emergency care in times…
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18 October 2016
Press Release
Central Statistics Organization of Afghanistan Launches Highlights of the Results of Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey for Balkh Province
Kabul - October 18, 2016 – Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan launched the highlights of the results of Balkh Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey (SDES)…
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11 October 2016
Statement
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016 “Is anyone out there even thinking of…
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05 September 2016
Press Release
Consensus Conference for the National Action Plan for prevention of early and child marriage
Kabul, 05 September, 2016. Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs and Ministry of Women Affairs, with the Technical Support of UNFPA organized a One-Day consensus-building…
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20 July 2016
Statement
MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY 2016
Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UNFPA, the United…
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20 July 2016
Statement
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY
The international community has committed to a new sustainable development agenda built on the principles of equity and human rights. A central objective of the Sustainable…
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