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12 August 2019
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International Youth Day: 3 ways UNFPA is Transforming Education in Rwanda to Empower Young People
As envisioned by the Agenda 2063 Framework Document: “Africa’s young people are the principal engine for fostering development at all levels. By 2063, Africa…
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06 August 2019
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A refugee’s voice on family planning in Mugombwa Camp
“My name is Desange Mukantwali and I am 28 years old. I married five years ago and have two kids. I left Congo when I was 23 years old and got married on my way to Rwanda,…
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29 July 2019
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Rwanda’s Youth Travelling Caravan carries the ICPD Promise to the Last Mile
On July 11th, 2019, Rwanda joined the world in celebrating World Population Day (WPD) with the rural community of Rusizi District to reach the last mile. Rusizi is the farthest…
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09 July 2019
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ICPD Unfinished Business: Commitments from Rwanda Parliaments’ Advocacy Meeting on Family Planning
Twenty-five years ago in 1994, 179 governments gathered in Cairo at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reached the consensus that an individual…
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27 May 2019
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Wealthy and Healthy Youth: KOICA support to MINIYOUTH, UNDP and UNFPA to scale-up of Youth Connekt & iAccelerator programs
The number of adolescents living today is higher than at any other time in history. This means that this generation will largely drive the outcomes of all the sustainable…
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24 May 2019
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People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development…
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14 May 2019
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Celebrating Midwives — Defenders of Human Rights
UNFPA joined the globe to celebrate international day of the Midwife with Rwanda Association of Midwives and the Ministry of Health and Rwanda Biomedical Center. This year’s theme…
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02 May 2019
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics – collaboration towards a well- functioning system
The Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system (CRVS) has been in Rwanda for decades but with slow progress towards proper functioning. Events captured by CRVS web based…
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29 April 2019
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Kwibuka25: UNFPA joins commemoration of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Dubbed “Kwibuka”, Kinyarwanda for remembrance, Rwanda marks the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Although it has been twenty-five years…
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