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09 February 2016
UNFPA And The Guardian Present The First Pan-african Award For Reporting On Female Genital Mutilation
“My father forced me to get married to an older man almost his age. The old man gave him 20 cows. I tried to run away from that old man, but my father warned me that…
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09 February 2016
Female Genital Mutilation In Nigeria Must End Within A Generation
“I hear the cry of a little girl, she cries from the pain afflicted on her, she cried yesterday, cries today and may cry tomorrow, will you help me stop the pain?…
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01 January 2016
Reducing Early Marriage In Nigeria Through The Adolescent Girl Initiative
Zainab, was 13 years old when she saw her first menstrual cycle. She remembers having cramps in her abdomen but that was overshadowed by her mother’s joy, “you…
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01 January 2016
A Look Back At UNFPA In 2015
JANUARY: Scale-up of Humanitarian intervention in Nigeria’s North East In 2015, UNFPA further scaled up its humanitarian response in the North East, targeting 4…
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01 January 2016
6 Ways UNFPA Has Made A Difference In Nigeria
1. Access to Maternal Health Limited access to health care services is a contributing factor to high maternal mortality in Nigeria. Every year about 33,000 women and…
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01 December 2015
2015 National Family Planning Conference Convened
A 2 day national consultative conference on family planning programming in Nigeria was held in December. The conference was hosted by the Nigeria Federal Ministry of…
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07 September 2015
UNFPA Strengthens Access To Reproductive Health Services In The North East
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN-CERF) has flagged off the…
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24 August 2015
Improving The Rights Of The Girl Child Should A Priority For All Says Ban Ki-moon The UN Secretary General
“We are committed to ensuring that every adolescent girl, regardless of her age, culture or background has access to equitable and quality education and importantly…
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15 July 2015
Engaging Nigerian Youths As Advocates For Adolescent Reproductive Health Issues
Ratidzai Ndlovu the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Nigeria said that the youth are effective drivers of change when they are empowered and given…
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