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11 July 2018
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Family planning is a human right: a message for World Population Day
Statement by Laila Baker, UNFPA Jordan Representative Fifty years ago, the world declared that “parents have a basic human right to determine freely and…
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23 May 2018
Statement
Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fistula now!
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2018 Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest…
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19 April 2018
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Austrian President and First Lady Visit UNFPA Sites in Zaatari Refugee Camp
Austrian President and First Lady Visit UNFPA Sites in Zaatari
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07 January 2018
News
Among Syrian refugees, dispelling myths about contraceptives
AMMAN, Jordan – “I don’t want more kids and I’m afraid to get pregnant,” said Fatima*, a 37-year-old Syrian refugee and mother of six, at a…
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04 December 2017
Press Release
Winners Announced for Global Cartoon Competition Highlighting "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence"
Winners Announced for Global Cartoon Competition Highlighting "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence"
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13 November 2017
Press Release
UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, Concludes First Official Visit to Jordan
AMMAN, 13 November 2017 – Natalia Kanem, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today…
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22 October 2017
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Cartoon Competition on Domestic Violence and Child Marriage for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
From 25th November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to 10th December, the Human Rights Day - 16 days of Activism, is a time to join…
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11 October 2017
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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story
From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story
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08 March 2017
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شجرة الصفصاف امرأة قوية في مجتمع متهالك
يقال أن المرأة نصف المجتمع، أو أنها أنها كشجرة صفصاف تلقي بظلالها على من حولها، أي أنها تحميهم وتمنع عنهم الأذى. وقد وضعت المنظمات الدولية المعنية بحقوق المرأة موضوع…
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