Country Representative
Dr. Ademola Olajide is United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) Country Director in South Sudan. The United Nations sexual and reproductive health and rights agency.
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Prenatal sex selection
Annual Report 2016 - UNFPA West & Central Africa Regional Office
No. of pages : 104
Publisher : UNFPA WCARO
Publication date : 02/01/2017
Author : UNFPA WCARO
The message is clear.
We must put young people first if we are to harness the demographic dividend, build resilience and transform our region to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Africa We Want.
Having helped secure political will in 2016, UNFPA in WCAR intends to secure resources, advance partnerships and fully promote, support and implement interventions that put young people first in 2017 and the years ahead.
Country Programme Document - Sri Lanka (2018-2022)
No. of pages : 7
Publication date : 13/10/2017
Author : UNFPA
The Country Programme Document outlines the United Nations Population Fund's mandate and scope of work for the five year period from 2018-2022.
The document has been cleared by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs.
As part of the workshop held with our Change Agents in Kalwa (Thane, Maharashtra), SNEHA team working with adolescent girls supported by UNFPA India conducted a safety audit exercise with 36 participants on 16th September, 2017.
An energizer exercise was conducted with the girls, who were asked to enact scenes from within the community, with alcohol shops, tea stalls, toilets, cigarette shops. They were then asked to talk about how and why they felt unsafe in these kinds of spaces.
Country Programme in China
UNFPA started working with the Chinese Government in 1979. The launching of UNFPA’s first Country Programme in China marked the first time that the Chinese Government received assistance from any international agency in relation to population issues.
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UNFPA in the Maldives
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the world's largest agency for population development, with programmes in over 140 countries. UNFPA is also the UN’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, which empowers people, especially young women and girls, adolescents and the elderly – to manage their own lives and ensure right to bodily autonomy. It is a core mandate of UNFPA to ensure that all individuals make informed decisions in their life, to contribute meaningfully to society and to the progress of the population without leaving anyone behind.
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4th August 2017, Bhubaneswar: Under the citizen connect programme of the Bhubaneswar Smart City plan, a workshop on “Youth Connect” was organised by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund. Youth connect is a component of the citizen’s connect initiative aimed at connecting youth in social development processes in the urban arena with a specific focus on promoting healthy lifestyle and creating an environment in campuses that is safe specifically for girls.
Diego Palacios discusses Indian Population on Aaj Savere, DD National on World Population Day (2/2)
Publication date : 27 July 2017
"India has a possibility of Win-Win situation, in terms of their demographic trends and dynamics into the future" - Diego Palacios, country representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) speaks about migration & India's population trends on Delhi Doordarshan Channel's programme Aaj Savere.
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 21 July 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $308 million to deliver life-saving work in 2017 to support about 38 million people, including more than 5.6 million pregnant women across 56 countries in conflict or natural disasters.
Sex Imbalances at Birth in Albania
No. of pages : 105
Publisher : UNFPA, World Vision
Publication date : 01/01/2012
Author : UNFPA, World Vision
This report looks at the issue of sex imbalances and sex selection in the context of the Albanian population structure. It aims to address three key questions: 1) What is the situation regarding sex imbalances at birth in Albania? 2) How is this sex selection achieved under the country-specific conditions? and 3) Why is this sex imbalance at birth taking place in Albania today?
