Child marriage

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.
 

Accelerating Change By the Numbers

No. of pages : 78
Publisher : UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C
Publication date : 09/08/2017
Author : UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C

As the largest global programme addressing FGM/C, the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change plays a critcal role in achieving Target 5.3 which calls for elimination of all harmful practices by 2030 under the Sustainable Development Goal 5. This report highlights three important targets and other significant achievements in the phase II of the Joint Programme that completed the third year in 2016. 

Diego Palacios discusses Indian Population on Aaj Savere, DD National on World Population Day (2/2)

"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.