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14 February 2018
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Unintended Pregnancy can set in motion a lifetime of missed opportunities – UNFPA ED and UN Youth Envoy address 8th ACSHR Opening Ceremony

The 8th African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (ACSHR) provided an opportunity for dialogue between youth and policymakers, and a channel for interrogating the role international... Read more

13 February 2018
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UN Youth Envoy Dialogue on Meaningful Youth Engagement with United Nations Staff

Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, met with United Nations staff based in Pretoria as part of her four (4) day official visit to South Africa. The meeting brought... Read more

13 February 2018
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Bring Young People Closer to the UN and UN Closer to Young People – Youth Envoy in an Interview at Ubuntu Radio

As part of a five (5) nation visit in Africa, the UN Youth Envoy is completing her mission in South Africa, where she is meeting with young people and stakeholders in the Youth Development space. The... Read more

13 February 2018
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Harnessing the Demographic Dividend means Harnessing the Gender Dividend, Investing in Alternative Africa and Reaching Vulnerable Youth: Young People Tell UNFPA Executive Director and UN Youth Envoy

On 13 February 2018, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, shared a panel with the Youth Envoy, Ms Jayathma Wickeramanayake in a dialogue with young people... Read more

13 February 2018
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"Keep Rising" says Natalia Kanem and Jayathma Wikramanayake to Teenage Girls at Steve Tshwete Secondary School in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Dr Natalia Kanem, together with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wikramanayake, visited two Rise... Read more

12 February 2018
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UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth gives Keynote address at the youth pre-conference for the 8th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights

She urges youth to build cross-cutting networks that deal with education, civic participation, employment and peace and security

15 November 2017
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Ms. Laura Londen, Deputy Executive Director, Management mission to South Africa

Ms Laura Londen, the Deputy Executive Director, Management (DED-M) travelled to the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region on mission from 11-19 November 2017. The mission, in part to participate in... Read more

25 October 2017
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State of the World Population 2017: Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

The State of World Population 2017 Worlds Apart: Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality Our world is increasingly unequal. But this inequality is not only about money. It’s also about... Read more

3 October 2017
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Late World Population Day commemoration proves a success!!

Each year, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) collaborates with the South Africa Government through the Department of Social Development by organising a forward looking event to commemorate... Read more

19 August 2017
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Message of UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2017

Reproductive health and rights must be protected in crises   Message of UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2017   Every woman has the right to decide... Read more

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