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1 December 2021
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Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021   As the world embarks on a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the... Read more

25 November 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day to End Violence against Women

Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in... Read more

21 October 2021
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Why pregnant mothers’ mental wellbeing needs to be given priority

One in three to one in five women in India suffer from mental health problems during pregnancy and after child birth. Yet, awareness on their plight... Read more

12 October 2021
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Sex ratio at birth in India: Recent trends and patterns

The study has been authored by Purushottam M. Kulkarni for the United Nations Population Fund

11 October 2021
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UNFPA Statement on the International Day of the Girl 2021

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Girl 11 October     Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she... Read more

10 October 2021
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Mobile phone edutainment helps prevent child marriage

Rajasthan, India - Ragini learned of a 14-year-old girl in her community who was to be married to a 40-year-old man. She immediately sprang into action to prevent this from happening. But she had to... Read more

1 October 2021
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Time to Address the Needs of Elderly in the World’s Most Rapidly Ageing Region

More than ever there is an urgent need for policy reform in addressing population ageing.

11 July 2021
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World Population Day 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population.   For some, it has led some to postponing childbearing. For others, disruptions in health care have led to unintended pregnancies... Read more

8 July 2021
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Opinion | Challenging Negative Social Norms

Changing social norms is one of the biggest challenges for India to address the needs of the next generation. For example, India’s population... Read more

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