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1 March 2018
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#IWD2018 in Belize: Belize observed the entire month of March as Women's Month under the theme #PressforProgress
#IWD2018 in Belize: Belize observed the entire month of March as Women's Month under the theme #PressforProgress Photo: (L-R): Tisa Grant, UNFPA Liaison Officer;  Sumin Kim, UN Volunteer for SRH;... Read more
6 February 2018
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Sharleen, aged 17, enters the school where she continues her studies in Kenya. Her teachers supported her to resist mutilation and early marriage. “My family wanted me to be cut and get married, but I refused,” she said. “I have stayed firm in pursuing my education.” Photo by Luca Zordan for UNFPA.
Nearly 70 Million Girls Face Genital Mutilation by 2030—UNFPA Warns
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Female Genital Mutilation 06 February 2018   UNITED NATIONS, New York, 6 February 2018—About 68 million girls face female genital mutilation... Read more
8 December 2017
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SURINAME: UNFPA Caribbean empowers youth with new digital skills
SURINAME: UNFPA Caribbean empowers youth with new digital skills Members of the Youth Advisory Group (YAGees) in Suriname participated in a digital media workshop aimed at transferring skills in... Read more
11 October 2017
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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Girl Child 11 October 2017   Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways.... Read more
3 October 2017
Press Release
Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more
2 October 2017
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Women Stand Strong After Irma
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – A scurry of activity greeted visitors at one of Antigua’s two largest temporary shelters, National Technical Training Centre, which houses around 70 Barbudans... Read more
17 September 2017
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Trinidad KEY PARTNERS INFORMATION Organization Address Contact # Website addres NGO Cyril Ross Nursery 7 El Dorado Road, Tunapuna 1 (868) 323 7415 http://www.svdptt.org/cr_nursery.htm St. Dominic's... Read more
9 September 2017
Guyana
Guyana KEY PARTNERS INFORMATION Organization Name Address Contact Number Website Government Office of the First Lady State House, Main & New Market Streets, Georgetown, Guyana   www.motp.gov.gy... Read more
9 September 2017
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia (62 degrees west and 13.6 degrees north), is the second largest of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean, it is approximately 616 km2 (238 square miles). Its closest island neighbors are... Read more
9 September 2017
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is situated at the north of the Leeward Islands chain in the Eastern Caribbean. The nation of Antigua and Barbuda comprises the islands Antigua and Barbuda, and the uninhabited... Read more

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