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9 September 2018
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UNFPA Afghanistan Partners with Afghanistan National Statistics and Information Authority: promoting data generation and utilization
UNFPA in Afghanistan provides technical and financial support to the Afghanistan National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) in its lead role of data for development generation, management,... Read more
9 September 2018
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UNFPA Afghanistan Organizes Socio-demographic and Economic Survey Data In-depth Analysis and Journalists Briefing Workshops
In collaboration with the Afghanistan National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), UNFPA organized a workshop with Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Martyrs... Read more
9 September 2018
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Story of Freshta: A Dream Comes True
“I still hear my mother’s cries and moans in pain. I can recall how exhausted she finally was before she surrendered to death”, says Freshta a student of midwifery at the Herat Institute of Health... Read more
17 July 2018
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Afghanistan Commemorates the World Population Day 2018; “Family Planning is a Human Right”
  Only 20 per cent of currently married women use a modern method of contraceptive, Family planning can help avert maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, Family planning can improve the... Read more
11 April 2018
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Herat Province witnesses the inauguration of Community Midwifery Education Programme, training midwives for new Family Health Houses in Herat and Ghor Provinces
Herat, 11 April 2018 - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health with technical support from UNFPA and the generous financial support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation inaugurated the... Read more
8 March 2018
Press Release
“Time Is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives”
KABUL, 8 March 2018 - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day today, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and the work of activists who have been central to... Read more
21 February 2018
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The United Nations Population Fund and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Sign the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement
Kabul, 21 February 2018 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Economy representing the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan signed the Standard Basic Assistance... Read more
21 January 2018
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The Republic of Korea strengthens its support for UNFPA in addressing gender-based violence in Afghanistan
The Republic of Korea has stepped up its long-running support for UNFPA’s response to gender-based violence (GBV) in Afghanistan with a recent contribution of $5.4 million. These funds will help... Read more
3 January 2018
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Engaging Women Civil Society in Family Planning Through Workshops
In spite of significant progress on reduction of maternal and child mortality, Afghanistan is still among the countries with the  highest maternal and child mortality rate. Average family size is... Read more
27 December 2017
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More than Seventy Afghan Mothers to Receive Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repairs
With the technical and financial support of UNFPA, Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan established its second obstetric fistula treatment centre in Herat regional hospital. UNFPA provided... Read more

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