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24 June 2024
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UNFPA Launches Humanitarian Assistance to Benue State with Donation of 2000 Dignity Kits and Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits
UNFPA Launches Humanitarian Assistance to Benue with Donation of 2000 Dignity Kits and Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits
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17 June 2024
News
First Lady of Nigeria Pledges Her Support to Ending FGM at UNFPA-UNICEF Annual Consultation on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
First Lady of Nigeria Pledges Her Support to Ending FGM at UNFPA-UNICEF Annual Consultation on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
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12 June 2024
Press Release
Nigeria Hosts 13th Annual Technical Consultation on Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation
Nigeria, home to the world's third-largest population of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is set to host the 13th Annual Technical Consultation of the…
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05 May 2024
Statement
International Day of the Midwife 2024 - Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
International Day of the Midwife 2024 (5 May)- Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
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11 April 2024
Statement
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo,…
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20 March 2024
Press Release
Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa
Partnership combines Unitaid’s record of innovative solutions in treating major diseases in low- and middle-income countries with UNFPA’s global maternal health leadership and…
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10 October 2023
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Dr Gifty Addico is the New UNFPA Nigeria Resident Representative
Dr Gifty Addico, the new Resident Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, today presented her letter of credence to His Excellency the Minister of…
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13 June 2023
News
Norway Ambassador's visit to Muna IDP Camp in Borno State
The UNFPA Maiduguri office welcomed Norway Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Knut Eiliv Lein accompanied by the UN Nigeria Resident Coordinator (RC) Mr. Matthias Schmale, for a high…
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08 June 2023
News
Champions Ending Female Genital Mutilation in Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States
Under the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is unrelentingly advocated against as a gross violation of human rights. FGM is a harmful practice with no…
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