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06 February 2014
Statement by the Executive Director for the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin, addressed the morning session of the 5th meeting of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. His speech highlighted that young girls are the face of the future, and women and girls should be able to make choices about their lives in order to contribute to themselves and to the community.  Dr. Osotimehin highlighted that access, rights and opportunities must be available on an equal basis both to boys and girls.

05 February 2014 – Statement
International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to put an end to it. In the 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East where the practice is concentrated, more than 125 million girls and women have been cut. UNFPA projects that a further 86 million young girls worldwide are likely to experience some form of the practice by 2030, if current trends continue. more

04 February 2014 – Dispatch
Improving Health Care in West Africa
Preliminary results of the demographic and health survey released earlier this week in Sierra Leone indicate that the country improved health services in the last five years. If compared with the previous survey, indicators, especially in the area of reproductive health, can put the West African nation on track to achieve internationally agreed development goals. more