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4 June 2018
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FIRST PROFESSOR BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN ANNUAL LECTURE AND ESSAY COMPETITION

Entries are invited for the First Professor Babatunde Osotimehin Annual Essay Competition (PBOC). In honour of the life, times and work of the late professor of clinical pathology, former Nigerian... Read more

30 May 2018
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Ms Claudia Lumor unveiled as UNFPA Honorary Ambassador for Ghana

Ms Claudia Lumor, the Chief Executive Officer of Glitz Africa was on Wednesday 23 May 2018, unveiled as the United Nations Population Fund Honorary... Read more

8 May 2018
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Midwifery care also means respect for human rights, including cultural rights, the right to life and choice and dignity says First Lady HE Rebecca Akufo Addo

The Jubilee Park in Kumasi was full of midwives and other women’s groups such as the Christian Mothers Association, Prison Ladies and Police Wives Association to mention just a few on Saturday 5 May... Read more

18 April 2018
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UNFPA GHANA CONDEMNS VIOLENCE METED ON GIRL LASHED WITH HORSEWHIP IN TAMALE FOR COMING HOME LATE

UNFPA GHANA CONDEMNS VIOLENCE METED ON GIRL LASHED WITH HORSEWHIP IN TAMALE FOR COMING HOME LATE UNFPA has noted with concern the story (and video clip) that went viral over the weekend of a young... Read more

15 March 2018
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UNFPA reaches out to vulnerable International Women’s Day

As part of the 2018 International Women’s Day commemoration, UNFPA in partnership with Purium African Development Platform (PAYDP) organized an outreach programme at the Agbogbloshie market to engage... Read more

12 March 2018
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Let us champion education for girls as a means of improving gender parity in Ghana says the First Lady H.E Rebecca Akufo Addo

The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Rebecca Akufo Addo charged leading female and male Ghanaian voices to champion education for girls and women as a means of improving gender parity in... Read more

13 February 2018
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Young People in Ghana Talk Entrepreneurship, Political Inclusion, Health and Environment in Town Hall Meeting With UN Youth Envoy

In a town-hall meeting with the UN Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake, young Ghanaians shared a series of policy issues and ideas that were developed by a collective of youth organisations working... Read more

13 February 2018
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Your Visit is a Demonstration of the Commitment You Have for Youth in Africa – Minister of Youth Receiving UN Youth Envoy in Ghana

The United Nations Envoy on Youth was today on a one (1) day visit to Ghana. The visit was an important opportunity to leverage support for vulnerable young girls and women by engaging partners to... Read more

13 February 2018
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Kayayei Girls welcome UN Youth Envoy to the Agblogboshie Market in Accra

The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, visited the Agblogboshie Market in Accra shortly after arriving in Ghana. Her visit to the market was to meet with the Kayayi girls... Read more

12 February 2018
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UN Youth Envoy Renews Her Commitment to Champion Girls Empowerment in Courtesy Call on Canadian High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana

Halfway through a five (5) nation mission in Africa, the UN Envoy on Youth kicked off a visit with her delegation to the Canadian High Commissioner in Ghana alongside the UNFPA Country Representative... Read more

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