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08 June 2016
Statement
Remarks on behalf of Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA Representative at the YAWA National Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Summit
On behalf of the United Nations and UNFPA and on my own behalf, I wish to congratulate Marie Stopes and all its partners for organizing the 1st ‘No YAWA’ national youth sexual and…
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06 June 2016
Take it to others as you have heard it on fistula
The Deputy Regional Minister of the Upper East Region, Dr. Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem, has advised all males to take the message of ending obstetric fistula to other men as they…
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23 May 2016
Statement
STATEMENT BY DR. BABATUNDE AHONSI, REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND AT THE LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END OBSTETRIC FISTULA IN BAWKU
I bring you warm greetings from Accra as well as from the Executive Director of UNFPA Babatunde Osotimehin. This is the 4th in the series of commemorations of the International…
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10 May 2016
Midwives are the heart beats of every pregnant woman and newborn
The 2016 International Day of the Midwife was observed in a forum at the University of Cape Coast Medical School Auditorium in the Central region on the 5th of May 2016 under the…
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05 May 2016
Statement
STATEMENT BY BABATUNDE AHONSI, REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE 25th INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST MEDICAL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM - CAPE COAST CENTRAL REGION, ON THURSDAY, 5TH MAY 2016
I bring you warm greetings from the Executive Director of UNFPA, Babatunde Osotimehin whose message forms part of my speech. On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the…
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01 April 2016
Statement
STATEMENT BYUNFPA’S REPRESENTATIVE, DR. BABATUNDE AHONSI ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY LAUNCH OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN BROADCASTING: CURIOUS MINDS
ACCRA: 1 April, 2016: I participate in this event with so much joy in my heart. This is because I can see in my mind’s eye 20 years of young people speaking passionately on issues…
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03 March 2016
Statement
SPEECH BY BABATUNDE AHONSI, UNFPA REPRESENTATIVE, GHANA AT THE CAPACITY BUILDING SESSION FOR AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ON ADDRESSING CHILD, EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGES - HOSTED BY PARLIAMENT OF GHANA
Accra: March 3, 2016: It is indeed a great honour for UNFPA Ghana to be part of this seminar that seeks to build the capacity of Parliamentarians to address child, early and…
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17 February 2016
Africa: The Time is Now!!
The UN Under-Secretary General and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin has asked African governments to empower and educate the population because the time is now. …
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09 February 2016
Press Release
UNFPA URGES INCREASED INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH AS A VERITABLE MEANS FOR ACHIEVINGTHE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Accra: February 9, 2016: Ghana having a large youth population could see its economy soar, provided there is heavy investment in young people’s education, health and protection of…
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