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UNFPA engages Parliamentarians from Ghana and the Diaspora on harnessing the Demographic Dividend

calendar_today 23 December 2019

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UNFPA engages Parliamentarians from Ghana and the Diaspora on harnessing the Demographic Dividend

As part of activities to leverage on Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ which has seen some half a million diasporas’ of African ancestry relocate to or visit Ghana, UNFPA in collaboration…

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UN Ghana Country team Commemorates World Human Rights Day with Young People

calendar_today 17 December 2019

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UN Ghana Country team Commemorates World Human Rights Day with Young People

Upholding and empowering young people to know and claim their rights is one of the many reasons why this year’s celebration of World Human Rights Day focused on young people under…

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Flash Mop by Kayayei to create awareness on 16 Days of Activism against gender- based violence

calendar_today 05 December 2019

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Flash Mop by Kayayei to create awareness on 16 Days of Activism against gender- based violence

It was an exciting scene at the Agbobloshie yam market in Accra on 3rd December 2019 where Kayayei gathered to do a flash mob dance performance as part of the 16 days of activism…

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Friends of UNFPA launched in Ghana

calendar_today 02 December 2019

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Friends of UNFPA launched in Ghana

Ms Claudia Lumor, the Honourary Ambassador of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Ghana on Thursday, November 28, 2019, launched the “Friends of UNFPA” to advance the…

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Ghana at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

calendar_today 19 November 2019

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Ghana at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

The Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) presented an ideal opportunity for individuals, governments, civil society groups, youth…

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Engaging Young People for Effective HIV Preventive Messages

calendar_today 05 November 2019

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Engaging Young People for Effective HIV Preventive Messages

Ghana is characterized by the UNAIDS classification scheme, as a low-level generalized HIV epidemic country with the prevalence that consistently exceeds 1% among pregnant women…

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Pregnancy by Chance

calendar_today 23 October 2019

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Pregnancy by Chance

The first thing about Farida (Not her real name) was her black eyes against her matte charcoal black hair. “My son would be 3 in Nov.” She smiled slightly. “His name is Ahmed”,…

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Women in focus

calendar_today 08 October 2019

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Women in focus

This is the fifth issue of the UNFPA Ghana Orange Weekly. In this issue we bring you highlights of our celebration of World Contraception Day and the observance of the Family…

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Menstruation; a natural process not a taboo - Becca Hearts Foundation educates young people

calendar_today 08 October 2019

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Menstruation; a natural process not a taboo - Becca Hearts Foundation educates young people

Unfortunately, menstrual practices are still clouded by socio-cultural and religious constraints in Ghana and this accentuates the need for adequate menstrual hygiene education. …

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