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11 October 2017
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Remember Dilara? Defying Family and Society Pressures to Put Education First
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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United Nations Population Fund donates IT Equipment to the Resource Center of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the National Assembly of Afghanistan
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
“The Road to Peace in Afghanistan: Engage and equip the millions of young people”
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
Afghan youth has the potential to lift the country out of poverty
Afghan youth has the potential to lift the country out of poverty
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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Statement by the Representative of UNFPA Afghanistan, Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi at the Second meeting of the Afghanistan Youth Parliament 23rd July 2017
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
UNFPA Midwifery Helpline Supports a Midwife Save a Mother’s Life in Remote Village
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
United Nations Population Fund Presents the National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development
United Nations Population Fund Presents the National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development
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
1 July 2017
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United Nations Population Fund Introduced Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Four Provinces
Family planning is one of the key tools which can lift a nation out of poverty, drastically improve the health of the nation’s mothers, their children, improve the household economic situation and... Read more
1 July 2017
United Nations Population Fund Presents the Newly Established National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development
On July 10, 2017 the Afghan Ministry of Economy with technical support from UNFPA – the United Nations Population Fund – presented the National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary... Read more
1 July 2017
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United Nations Population Fund Introduces Demographic Studies at Kabul University
UNFPA has long been working to strengthen the statistics system in Afghanistan and has conducted one of the largest surveys in the country, both in terms of sample size and coverage, i.e. the Socio-... Read more

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