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06 February 2020
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation. UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, leads the largest global programme to…
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Nairobi, Kenya
12 November 2019
UNFPA to co-convene Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the promise
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the ground breaking International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), which took place in Cairo in 1994. At that…
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Global
11 July 2019
World Population Day
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to…
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United Nations Headquarters, New York
20 June 2019
United Nations Population Award Ceremony
The United Nations Population Award, which every year honours an individual and/or institution for outstanding contributions to population and reproductive health questions, will…
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Global
05 May 2019
International Day of the Midwife
Midwives – and people with midwifery skills – are the main caregivers for women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the post…
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United Nations Headquarters, New York
15 April 2019
15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture
The Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture series provides a unique forum for distinguished guest lecturers to discuss important aspects of population and development. This year…
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United Nations Headquarters, New York
01 April 2019
Commission on Population and Development, 52nd session
On 1 April, the 52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development will begin at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is tasked…
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New York
14 March 2019
Investing in Sustainable Partnerships with Youth
UNFPA, together with the African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development (AfriYAN) and West and Central Africa and the Regional Civil Society…
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United Nations Headquarters, New York
11 March 2019
Commission on the Status of Women, 63rd session
The 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women takes place at United Nations Headquarters starting on 11 March. The annual two-week session of…
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