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06 February 2018
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Youth Development is an important priority to transformation of Gambia – President Adama Barrow meeting with UN Youth Envoy
UN Youth Envoy meets Gambia President
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05 February 2018
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Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation is at the core of the 2030 Agenda – UN Youth Envoy in Banjul
Female Genital Mutilation has affected more than 200 million young girls and women across the world, with a large percent of these in developing countries. If business remains as…
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05 February 2018
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Use your skills to be innovative and transform your country - UN Youth Envoy at the Gambia Songhai Initiative Graduation
Youth Envoy at Gambia Songhai Initiative Project
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20 September 2016
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African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity
World Bank Vice President Keith Hansen, President Idriss Déby of Chad, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin…
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08 March 2016
New multi-country initiative will protect millions of girls from child marriage – UNICEF/UNFPA
NEW YORK, 8 March 2016 — A new multi-country initiative to accelerate action to end child marriage will help protect the rights of millions of the world’s most vulnerable girls…
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09 February 2016
Kenyan journalist wins first UNFPA/Guardian award for FGM reporting
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 8 February 2016 – Diana Kendi Makale, a journalist from Kenya, was selected as the winner of the first Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on…
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05 February 2016
Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation by 2030, say UNFPA and UNICEF
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, on the 2016 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital…
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21 January 2016
UNFPA E-Courses on Procurement and Supply Chain
Free UNFPA E-Courses on Procurement and Supply Chain: UNFPA has developed three e-courses in Procurement and Supply Chain related subjects. The courses are offered to partners in…
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25 August 2015
The Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on Female Genital Mutilation
UNFPA/The Guardian are proud to announce the media award for journalists reporting on FGM across Africa. The award is named "the Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on…
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