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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day

calendar_today 10 December 2024

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day

Today, millions of women and girls in all their diversities continue to be denied their fundamental human rights. Only 56 per cent of women are able to make their own decisions…

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UNFPA Regional Director Connects With Women Repaired of Obstetric Fistula in Far North Cameroon

calendar_today 03 December 2024

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UNFPA Regional Director Connects With Women Repaired of Obstetric Fistula in Far North Cameroon

In the heart of the humanitarian crisis gripping Cameroon's Far North region, Chantal Daguidam's story shines as a testament to the resilience and the transformative power of…

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UNFPA Regional Director reiterates commitment to curb maternal deaths to Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health

calendar_today 03 December 2024

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UNFPA Regional Director reiterates commitment to curb maternal deaths to Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health

Following the courtesy call granted by Dr. Manaouda Malachie, Minister of Public Health, to Dr. Sennen Hounton, UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa, UNFPA…

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UNFPA Delivers Dignity and Hope to Flood-Affected Women and Girls in Cameroon's Far North

calendar_today 03 December 2024

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UNFPA Delivers Dignity and Hope to Flood-Affected Women and Girls in Cameroon's Far North

The devastating floods that recently ravaged Cameroon's Far North region left a trail of destruction, displacing communities and shattering lives. In the wake of this crisis,…

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Leaving No One Behind: Empowering Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction Action in Cameroon’s Far North Region.

calendar_today 23 October 2024

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Leaving No One Behind: Empowering Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction Action in Cameroon’s Far North Region.

Official launch of the Project titled "Reducing humanitarian needs in the Far North of Cameroon by strengthening the preparedness of multi-level actors to climate shocks" funded…

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Cameroon kicks-off its 8th Country Program Evaluation

calendar_today 09 September 2024

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Cameroon kicks-off its 8th Country Program Evaluation

Jointly with the Government, implementing partners and civil society organizations, UNFPA Cameroon kicked off the evaluation process of its 8th Country Program Document (CPD) with…

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Transforming young athletes into agents of peace and social cohesion champions.

calendar_today 29 August 2024

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Transforming young athletes into agents of peace and social cohesion champions.

The “Na We We” Sports Jamboree brought together displaced boys and girls to team up with their counterparts in the host communities to promote peaceful cohabitation and social…

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Youth peer educators promoting access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence information and services in Bafoussam

calendar_today 28 August 2024

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Youth peer educators promoting access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence information and services in Bafoussam

On the sidelines of the "Na We We" Sports Jamboree, UNFPA ran mobile clinic campaigns in the town of Bafoussam. Young peer educators were deployed alongside the clinic to provide…

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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day

calendar_today 11 July 2024

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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day

To go uncounted is to be made invisible and, as a result, left unserved. This contributes to a 10-year-old girl being left with no health care when she is displaced during…

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