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14 November 2018
News
In The Gambia, between 50% - 74% of births are attended to by skilled personnel including midwives. As such, there is a need to build the capacities of midwives as well as to provide them with the necessary equipment they need to perform their daily duties because #MidwiveSaveLives!
"I love being a midwife!" Diminga Gomez shares her passion for her life-saving work
“I love being a midwife. I used to be a general practicing nurse but I later built interest in helping women bring their bundles of joy into the world. This was why I went back to study midwifery.”... Read more
12 August 2018
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Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director
Let's Put Young People at the Centre
We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on our pledge to leave no one behind. We want to build lasting peace. Therefore, young people belong at the centre of our collective... Read more
20 July 2018
Opinion
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
Two years ago, specifically in April 2016, I arrived in The Gambia to lead the UNFPA team. It was a time of immense political tension and strife. The April riots had just happened, leading to the... Read more
4 June 2018
News
The Professor Babatunde Osotimehin Essay Competition and Annual Lecture - The Gambia
Marking the one-year anniversary since the passing of its late Executive Director, UNFPA The Gambia launches the First Professor Babatunde Osotimehin Essay Competition and Annual Lecture in The... Read more
24 May 2018
News
Towards Ending Fistula in The Gambia - First Steps on Creating Public Awareness
Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, are meant to be filled with beautiful memories, endless joy and intimate connection between mother and child. However, Obstetric Fistula has taken away this... Read more
8 March 2018
Press Release
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
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,... Read more
6 February 2018
News
UN Youth Envoy talks Ending FGM, Empowering Young Girls and Women and Investing in Youth Development in High Level Gambia Bilateral Meetings
  6 February 2017 – Banjul, Gambia 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... Read more
6 February 2018
News
Youth Development is an important priority to transformation of Gambia – President Adama Barrow meeting with UN Youth Envoy
Banjul, February 6, 2018 — 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... Read more
6 February 2018
News
This is the best time to be a young person, despite the challenges – Youth Envoy at the Youth Empowerment Project in The Gambia
Banjul, February 6, 2018 – The Envoy on Youth was invited to speak on a panel during a Validation Meeting for the Youth Empowerment Project in Gambia. Speaking alongside the Minister of Trade, the... Read more
6 February 2018
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I am inspired by young people of The Gambia - Youth Envoy addressing a Youth Town Hall Meeting
Banjul, February 6, 2018 — The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, met with young people at the University of Law Auditorium at the University of the Gambia. The... Read more

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