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Road Map for Population, Migration and Development beyond 2014 Adopted by Caribbean Governments in Guyana
Government representatives and officials attending the Sixteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin... Read more
World Population DWorld Population Day 2013, Puts the Spotlight on Adolescent Pregnancyay 2013, Puts the Spotlight on Adolescent Pregnancy
According to the 2008 Reproductive Health Survey there has been a 9% decline in the adolescent fertility rate from 79 births per 1, 000 in 2002 to 72 births per 1000 in 2008 in the 15-19 age group,... Read more
Pregnant Teens Have High Praises For The Work Of The Women's Centre Foundation Of Jamaica
During a visit to the Women’s Centre Foundation of Jamaica on Tuesday June 25, Shantal, a 17 year old girl, currently enrolled in the Adolescent Mothers Programme, told the First Lady of Burkina Faso... Read more
First Lady From Burkina Faso Heads Knowledge Sharing Mission To Jamaica
June 24, 2013 Jamaica’s strategy for addressing teen pregnancy has caught the eye of the Government of Burkina Faso. First Lady of that African country, Her Excellency Chantal Compaoré is now in... Read more
UNFPA Supports Future Media Professionals to Publish Magazine on Issues Impacting the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica- When one hears about the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) the promotion of the rights of women, men and children usually comes to mind. But the work of the UNFPA, Sub-... Read more
Guyana:“Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies Among Adolescent Mothers”
Adolescent mothers as a group face challenges arising from the stage of adolescent development as well as pregnancy and motherhood. They live in worlds which hold different and sometimes conflicting... Read more
Happy Mother's Day
Today as we celebrate Mother's Day let us continue to work to help those mothers in need. Every day, almost 800 women die in pregnancy or childbirth. Every two minutes, the loss of a mother shatters... Read more
International Day of the Midwife
Joint Statement United Nations Population Fund and the International Confederation of Midwives 5 May 2013 International Day of the Midwife Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need... Read more
Setting the Agenda beyond 2014
Between now and 2015 a new development framework is being established to replace the Millennium Development Goals, the blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and leading development... Read more
International Women's Day 2013
International Women’s Day Celebration Reminds Stakeholders of the Importance of Keeping the Promise to End Gender- based Violence A loud call went out on International Women’s Day for Jamaicans to... Read more