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08 March 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day 2019
Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we work, the way we communicate, the way we interact with each other and with our environment, and the way…
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04 March 2019
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UNFPA The Gambia’s Fatou Kinteh Appointed as Minister for Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare of The Gambia
It goes without saying that the entire UNFPA The Gambia team is excited to welcome the creation of the first Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare Ministry of The…
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06 February 2019
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UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women Joint Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM 2019
Mary Oloiparuni was 13 when she was mutilated. Restrained in a doorway early one morning in her home, she was cut, bled profusely and experienced agonizing pain. The scarring she…
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10 December 2018
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Awareness Walk on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence to Wrap Up 16 Days of Activism against GBV
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10th December 1948 and to mark the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based…
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10 December 2018
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Human Rights Day
On this day, 70 years ago, United Nations Member States adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirms that “all human beings are born free and equal in…
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06 December 2018
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UNFPA joins the UN Country Team to host a symposium on Sexual Harassment in commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
On December 4 2018, the UN Gender Theme Group, led by UNFPA The Gambia, held a symposium on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) with specific focus on Sexual Harassment, at…
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28 November 2018
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UNFPA The Gambia Representative Talks Gender Equality at the 2nd Women’s Leadership Forum
On November 27 2018, UNFPA The Gambia Representative, Kunle Adeniyi spoke at a panel on Championing Gender Equality as part of the Women’s Leadership Forum. Organised by…
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25 November 2018
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Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders who are…
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14 November 2018
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"I love being a midwife!" Diminga Gomez shares her passion for her life-saving work
Midwives – and people with midwifery skills – are the main caregivers for women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the post-delivery period. However,…
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