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Creating an enabling environment for girls' empowerment
Like most of his contemporaries, 19-year-old Avikesh Kumar has yet to declare with certainty what he sees himself doing in 20 years: he knows he does... Read more
Youth critical for success of sustainable development goals
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (August 12, 2016) - The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, today marks a double celebration: it is International Youth Day... Read more
Be curious, to be agents of change
Curiosity can be the progeny of a positive and empowering journey for individuals, particularly teenagers. Regardless of our gender or age or circumstances, questioning everything that goes on... Read more
Invest in teen girls to be critical thinkers and actors: Tarai
QUESTIONING beliefs and practices which influence you, being critical thinkers and actors is fundamental to the idea of investing in, not just teenage girls, but in all teenagers, a 2016 World... Read more
Invest in teen girls, it benefits all of us
THIS week the global family of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, observed with United Nations member states the annual World Population Day, focused on the theme of "Investing in Teenage... Read more
Investing in teenage girls for national progress this World Population Day
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (July 10) - Investing in teenage girls is not only the right thing to do from a personal level as individuals, but it is also fundamentally, smart economics as it ensures a... Read more
Investing in teenage girls - 2016 World Population Day (July 11) Statement by Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director
The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time of increasing vulnerability and exclusion from rights and opportunities... Read more
Post-Cyclone Winston health response ends in Koro
Koro son returns as doctor overseeing recovery phase MALAKAI Ranuve wasn't even five when his curiosity led to an injury which almost blinded him, but healed well enough from herbal medication to... Read more
Reproductive health is key to recovery process: UNFPA
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (February 24, 2016) - The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, Pacific Sub-Regional Office has provided through the Fiji Ministry for Health and Medical Services a first batch... Read more
Humanitarian response meeting needs of women, girls
Phyllis Hazelman is a 60-year-old retired human resources professional whose innate love for working with people mean that retirement is merely a term: as an individual, community work in her... Read more