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26 March 2016
Central Statistics Organization of Afghanistan Disseminates up-to-date Data with Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Agriculture of Afghanistan
Kabul 26-27 July 2016 - The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan with the technical support of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a seminar in …
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09 March 2016
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The Ministry of Public Health and UN Partners call for greater efforts to step up gender equality: more women needed in all roles in the health sector
KABUL 9 March 2016 - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners, celebrated…
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08 March 2016
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Press Release: International Women's Day
KABUL, 8 March 2016 - The United Nations in Afghanistan celebrates today International Women's Day, which is being marked globally under the theme of "Planet 50-50 by 2030" to …
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29 February 2016
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Herat province undertakes the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey
Herat City - 29 February 2016 - Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan rolls out the Socio Demographic and Economic Survey to Herat Province. Herat is the 10th…
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21 December 2015
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State of World Population Report 2015 calls to meet the needs and protect the rights of women and girls during humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and around the world
The Ministry of Economy together with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund launched the State of World Population 2015 report, today December 20, 2015 at the GMIC. The…
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17 December 2015
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From shame to recovery: Enabling access to skilled birth attendants
Arifa, a fistula survivor tells her story
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17 December 2015
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I can't imagine my life without Family Health House
She was pregnant of her third child when the Family Health House (FHH) in Waras, a village in Daikundi, was established. The 20 year old Sakina gave birth to baby Setayesh under…
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17 December 2015
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Maybe we will decide to have more children later, but for now it’s enough
"My husband and I decided to use contraception because for the moment we have enough children", says Ramzia. She is 32 years old and a mother of three sons which she is very proud…
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17 December 2015
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Advocating family planning based on Islamic values
Patooni Basir is a counselor at the Family Planning Unit of Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul. Every day she talks to approximately 160 women about birth spacing. "Some of…
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