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03 April 2014
MAKING POPULATION ISSUES RELEVANT IN NEXT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
From the week starting April 7, 2014, the 47th session of the United Nations Conference on Population and Development (UNCPD) will be held at the UN headquarters in New York. …
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27 February 2014
FEWER WOMEN ARE DYING IN PREGNANCY AND CHILD BIRTH-ICPD GLOBAL REPORT
Maternal mortality fell by nearly half (50%) between 1990 and 2010 with more women now having access to education, work and political participation, according to the global…
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24 January 2014
PRESIDENT CALLS ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ACCOUNT FOR MATERNAL HEALTH IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS
President Mahama has made a strong call to local authorities to account for maternal health in their respective districts saying that no death is acceptable during child delivery…
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23 January 2014
WE CAN PREVENT UNWANTED PREGNANCY IF WE ALL PLAY OUR ROLES WELL -- CHIEF JUSTICE
The Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Her Ladyship, Justice Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood has called for more active interventions that have the power to prevent unintended…
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11 October 2013
Press Release
United Nations Urges Increased Attention for Girl's Education on International Day of the Girl Child
More girls are in school in Ghana today than ever before, but the country’s work in educating girls remains unfinished. The United Nations in Ghana is therefore using the…
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23 May 2013
Press Release
United Nations Marks 1st International Day of Fistula Calling for Concerted Efforts to Help Victims in Ghana
On the occasion of the first International Day of Fistula, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and UNFPA have come…
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08 March 2013
Press Release
United Nations Calls for Concerted Efforts to Ensure That Protection Systems Are Well Designed to Prevent Gender-based Violence in Ghana
Statistics reveal that Ghana has one of the highest rate of violence against children in the world. About 25% of women aged 15-49 reports that their first sexual intercourse was…
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11 October 2012
Press Release
Day of the Girl Child to be Marked in Ghana for the First Time
On the occasion of the first International Day of the Girl Child, the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs has come together with UNFPA, United Nations Children’s Fund and the…
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