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15 April 2022
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Women empowerment volunteers inspire community abandonment of FGM
Women-led community engagement is vital in steering conversations around Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), promoting the protection of human rights and the advancement of entire…
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05 April 2022
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UNFPA Representative Presents Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
BANJUL 5 April 2022 – The honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara has today, Tuesday 5 April 2022…
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30 March 2022
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Amid a displacement crisis: pregnancy, childbirth, and humanitarian response
“The fear I felt while running with my husband and children, is one that I never wish to re-live. All I could think of was, if anything happened to me, there is no way my…
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26 March 2022
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Supporting conversations to promote women’s inclusion in leadership and decision making
Promoting women’s representation in decision-making processes is pivotal to realising gender equality. Their involvement in such processes eases the addressing of various…
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24 March 2022
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Women farming in Kubandar: land disputes, climate crisis and inequality
“Farming to feed my family and raise my children can only be possible for me and other women in conflict-free communities where we enjoy the liberty to live in health and…
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20 March 2022
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Leveraging the 2022 trade fair to promote menstrual health and hygiene management
According to a survey conducted by Think Young Women with support from UNFPA in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, 3 out of every 10 women and girls use rags and old pieces of…
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18 March 2022
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Trauma recovery: providing psychosocial support to young migrant returnees
According to the UN migration Agency, between 2014 and 2018 alone, more than 35,000 Gambians arrived in Europe through the irregular route. While many make it to their intended…
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08 March 2022
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Mobilising UN staff commitments to advance gender equality
Gender disparities are apparent in many aspects of life in The Gambia despite women’s constitution of over 50% of the country’s population. Although the country has…
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28 February 2022
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Securing a livelihood and combatting period poverty through climate-friendly alternatives
The challenges and daily lived negative experiences of women and girls in The Gambia are majorly interlinked and relatable among the same population group across communities. Of…
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