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IPS: Empower Young People to Sustain Our Planet, and Let Peace and Prosperity Thrive

We need to empower young people to sustain our planet, and let peace and prosperity thrive says UN's Resident Co-ordinator in Kenya, Siddharth Chatterjee speaks to IPS on reflections on the ICPD25 Summit.

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Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls

The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls by 2030.

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This is why they march – For an end to FGM in the Gambia

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Young People at ICPD25: ‘ We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights’

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 2019 (IPS) - Every day in developing countries it is estimated that 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth. This amounts to 7.3 million births a year. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are still the leading cause of death among adolescent girls, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) statistics.

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All roads lead to Nairobi

All roads lead to Nairobi

Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 via YouTube

What is comprehensive sexuality education? A life saver.

Participants at the Nairobi Summit called for action to inform young people of their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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