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22 November 2017
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – “That’s what’s left of my teeth after my husband beat me,” Ameera* said at a women’s shelter in south-western Yemen.
She held out three white shards, which she keeps as... Read more
21 November 2017
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21, November 2017 – The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) with technical and financial support from UNFPA – the United Nations Population Fund handed over Family Life Education material to the... Read more
18 October 2017
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Worlds Apart: Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of the poorest women could lead to unrest, undermine peace and world’s... Read more
11 October 2017
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Dilara was 16 when she lost her parents. Her paternal uncle who looked after her, wanted her to get married. She didn’t. Against the odds, Dilara defied her uncle, overcame the family pressure and... Read more
10 October 2017
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October 10, 2017, UNFPA donated IT Equipment (20 desktop computers) to the Resource Center of the Wolesi Jirga as part of signed agreement of Annual Work Plan committed toward technical and... Read more
13 August 2017
Kabul, 12 August 2017 – the President’s Office of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Information and Culture, Youth Civil Society Organizations, and over 1,000 Afghan Youth have... Read more
23 July 2017
Kabul, 23 July 2017 – The Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs and the National Assembly (particularly the Upper House) with technical and financial support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more
23 July 2017
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Your Excellency the Chief Executive, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
Your Excellency Speaker of Mishrano Jirga,
Honourable Deputies,
Honourable Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
Ambassadors and International... Read more
17 July 2017
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UNFPA Midwifery Helpline Supports Helps a Midwife Save a Mother’s Life in Remote Village
“It was 7 in the morning and I had not yet started my working day, when Hafsa (not her real name) was brought... Read more
10 July 2017
July 10 – The Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan through the Ministry of Economy with technical support from UNFPA – the United Nations Population Fund presented the National Population... Read more