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Too young to wed: End child marriage
The global community will commemorate the first ever international day of the girl child today, 11 Oct 2012, with the theme Too young to wed: End... Read more
Married off as a child and still suffering
TULEAR, Madagascar — Child marriage remains a great challenge in Madagascar, where it has a devastating effect on the lives of the girls involved.... Read more
Take bold action, parliamentarians urge
UNFPA Africa Regional Director Bunmi Makinwa urged African Members of Parliament to take bold action with respect to maternal and child health and... Read more
Madagascar: tripling contraceptive use in 10 years
MADAGASCAR — Madagascar is a striking success story of how to improve family planning and reproductive health despite facing severe difficulties. The... Read more
Including men at the forefront of the gender agenda
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have for a long time been seen as women's issues, and it is women who have primarily been at the... Read more
Keep investing in women and the youth, UN urged
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Africa featured prominently at the 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly in late September. Throughout the week... Read more
“We will hold our governments accountable” - the youth
“We will hold our governments accountable to their commitments to give young people access to sexuality education and youth-friendly services. “We... Read more
Osotimehin: Every woman, every child
THE launch two days ago (Wednesday) of the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children is a major... Read more
African campaign against child marriage to be launched
The Multisectoral African Campaign Against Child Marriage is to be launched this week at the Pan-African Parliament during the 2012 Annual African... Read more
Strengthening midwifery saves women’s lives
DURBAN — When she retired, a midwife in Somaliland used her retirement benefits to build a hospital where she began training a new cadre of midwives... Read more