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- ↑ "United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2022". United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ "H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi, and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) receive the 2023 United Nations Population Award". United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved 2023-09-21.