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30 June 2020
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Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities…
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28 April 2020
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New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could…
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22 April 2020
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COVID-19 Lock down exacerbates Gender Based Violence cases in Lesotho
GBV in Times of COVID-19
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04 March 2020
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Why family planning is even more necessary in countries in drought due to climate change
For village health worker Regina Mokoena, family planning becomes even more of an imperative for women in times of drought. And the new self-injection contraception method, Sayana…
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13 August 2019
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UNFPA Regional Director for ESAR Dr Julitta Onabanjo on a Mission to Advance the ICPD Agenda
From Maseru to Nairobi
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10 July 2019
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Lesotho Youth Commitment to Accelerating the Promise of ICPD: The road to Nairobi
Lesotho Youth Commit to Accelerating the Cairo Promise
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24 May 2019
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People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development…
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22 May 2019
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Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women
Keflene Yakobo tried to do everything right during her pregnancy. Though she was young – married at age 17 and pregnant at 19 – she was diligent about receiving regular check-ups…
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