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7 March 2016
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UDAIPUR district, India – In India, 47 per cent of women ages 20-24 married before they were 18. In rural, tribal regions of Udaipur district, the rate of child marriage is 56 per cent. Few of the... Read more
8 June 2015
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MADHYA PRADESH/RAJASTHAN, India – “I was 16 and never missed a day at school,” recalled Komal, who was forced to drop out of school and become a child bride. “I had to leave it all as my parents had... Read more
28 November 2014
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DELHI/NEW YORK – "Today, there is no country in the world, not one, where women and girls live free from violence," said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, in a statement marking the... Read more
12 November 2014
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UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Tewodros Melesse, Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood... Read more
7 January 2014
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NEW DELHI—Recognizing the critical health concerns facing adolescents and the broad benefits of addressing them, the Indian Government today introduced a national strategy to provide health... Read more
18 November 2013
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NEW DELHI, India — A new study by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has found that laws to check gender discrimination and son preference in India are often ineffective, and in many cases... Read more
14 October 2013
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Stephanie Sinclair, the award-winning photographer behind the 'Too Young to Wed' exhibit, returns to India to meet a group of girls who had the courage to refuse early marriages.
RAJASTHAN, India... Read more
4 June 2013
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NEW DELHI - The Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone region in the world. This includes India, which has its fair share of recurring disasters throughout the country.
It is estimated that... Read more
4 February 2013
Press Release
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of India have launched a reproductive health and life skills education program to fulfil the reproductive rights of young people, women... Read more
1 January 2013
Statement
We do not know her real name. But she was known to some as Nirbhaya, the 'fearless one' who valiantly fought her rapists, or Damini, the 'lightning' that struck the conscience of India—and the entire... Read more