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The Professor Babatunde Osotimehin Essay Competition and Annual Lecture - The Gambia
Towards Ending Fistula in The Gambia - First Steps on Creating Public Awareness
"Childbirth is a special experience that must not lead to any danger for neither mother, nor child. It is our responsibility to spread the word and ensure every woman experiences safe delivery.”
UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth holds bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of The Gambia and discusses pertinent issues on youth development and putting young people first
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, renewed her commitment to youth empowerment with her visit to President of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow. The visit at the State House was the last of series of bilatera
UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth holds bilateral meeting with the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia and Speaker of the National Assembly
The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth continues her five (5) nation mission in Africa with a second day in Banjul, Gambia with a series of high level bilateral meetings. These included an audience with the Vice President of the Rep
UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake visits Gambia Songhai Initiative Project in Chamen
UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, speaking to some of the members of the 4th Batch of Trainees following their Graduation Ceremony in Chamen, Gambaia. 5 February 2018. Photo: Alhagie Manka for UNFPA Gambia

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Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

12 August 2018

Let's Put Young People at the Centre

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, on International Youth Day 2018.

20 July 2018

UNFPA The Gambia Representative Shares his Thoughts on the Imperatives of Family Planning in The Gambia, as Part of Discussions around World Population Day 2018 Theme - Family Planning is a Human Right

Whilst modern contraceptive use worldwide has nearly doubled from 36 per cent in 1970 to 64 per cent in 2016, contraceptive prevalence in The Gambia is very low; only 9 percent of currently married women, use a...

8 March 2018

International Women's Day Statement by UNFPA Executive Director

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and reproductive health. More than 200 million women—many of them poor and living in rural and remote

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The Demographic Dividend in West and Central Africa: 2017 Progress Report

UNFPA WCARO is delighted to have championed advocacy efforts that led to African leaders...

UNFPA Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021

The strategic plan reaffirms the agency's current strategic direction, which seeks to...

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The Professor Babatunde Osotimehin Essay Competition and Annual Lecture - The Gambia

Towards Ending Fistula in The Gambia - First Steps on Creating Public Awareness

UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth holds bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of The Gambia and discusses pertinent issues on youth development and putting young people first

UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth holds bilateral meeting with the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia and Speaker of the National Assembly

UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake visits Gambia Songhai Initiative Project in Chamen

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