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08 March 2018
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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and reproductive health. More than…
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14 February 2018
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Taking on superstitions through scientific knowledge
Girls from kalwa, Maharashtra performed street play on Mental Health with the aim of helping the audience understand why mental health problems arise and that taking help of …
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30 January 2018
Press Release
Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (RECL) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) join hands for CSR initiatives in India
Innovations, especially in the area of tech, will be the hallmark of many of the projects being launched by the REC-UNFPA combine. The initial part of year one will be devoted to…
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22 January 2018
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Consultation on Draft Women Policy, State of Rajasthan
UNFPA in partnership with Department of Women and Child Development organised the consultation on the draft State Women Policy which was attended by Secretary Women and Child…
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08 January 2018
News
Empowering girls in slums through self-defence
UNFPA State Coordinator Dr. Deepa Prasad mentioned on the partnership between BSCL, BMC and UNFPA for Socially Smart Bhubaneswar initiative and encouraged the girls to become…
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18 October 2017
Press Release
The State of World Population 2017
• Only about half of the world’s women hold paid jobs • Globally, women earn 77 per cent of what men get • Three in five women worldwide lack maternity leave, many pay …
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14 October 2017
News
Observing the International Day of the Girl Child (Part 2)
Following a safety audit of their community done on 16th September 2017, the girls mapped areas that are safe and areas not safe
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13 October 2017
Observing the International Day of the Girl Child 2017
Among the adolescent girls were those who were affected by child marriage, some who have dropped out of the school and a few whose parents stopped them from pursuing higher…
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11 October 2017
Statement
EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises
Today and every day, let us support the power of girls before, during and after crises to build better futures for themselves and their communities.
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