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2 December 2016
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New sexual reproductive health campaign launched

A new drive has been launched to involve Rwandan youth countrywide, in addressing the challenges related to their sexual reproductive health.

16 November 2016
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10-year old girls show their dreams during an interactive session at the launch of the State of the World Population report.

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND WEIGHS UP NEW APPROACH TO PROTECT GIRLS

Girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are still vulnerable to school dropout, early pregnancies and are subjected to domestic works, inviting new... Read more

29 October 2016
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 Where are the men in family planning?

Vasectomy: Where are the men in family planning?

He chose the family planning method to relieve his wife of stress resulting from continually seeking short-term contraception injections, he says.

21 October 2016
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HOW OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON A GIRL AT THIS DECISIVE AGE. UNFPA WEIGHS UP NEW APPROACH TO PROTECT GIRLS.

Girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are still vulnerable to school dropout, early pregnancies and are subjected to domestic works, inviting new... Read more

11 October 2016
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Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016 “Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita,... Read more

30 September 2016
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RESTORING THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN AFFECTED BY LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS IN GAKENKE DISTRICT

RESTORING THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN AFFECTED BY LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS IN GAKENKE DISTRICT

On May 7-8, 2016, Gakenke District was affected by a series of landslides that occurred in almost all sectors in the district. The landslides were... Read more

15 September 2016
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‘I am proud to save lives of mothers’

‘I am proud to save lives of mothers’

Burcard Umuhoza, as young as 28 years of age, is a male midwife in Gisenyi district hospital in the Western province of Rwanda who has taken a... Read more

19 August 2016
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Investing in teenage girls

Rwanda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Population day on 31st July, 2016 in Gatsibo District, Eastern Province. This year’s World... Read more

19 August 2016
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Message of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2016

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one humanity. We share a common responsibility to reach those furthest... Read more

29 July 2016
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Investing in teenage girls is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing.

“The new development agenda calls on us to leave no one behind. To reach those furthest behind, leaders and communities must focus on and stand up... Read more

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