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Social Good Summit: Delivering Progress Using New Ideas and Platforms
Kenya
NEW YORK – Fifty blocks north of United Nations headquarters where the General Assembly convenes this week, a whole other cadre of development practitioners were excitedly sharing their own plans for ending poverty,…
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Using the Opportunity of the General Assembly to Speak Out Against FGM/C
Burkina Faso
A high-level side event at the 67 Session of the UN General Assembly called for increased commitment and concerted actions among many partner to end the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting.
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UNFPA Patron Warmly Received at Rio Youth Centre.
Brazil
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who serves as UNFPA Patron to support maternal health, met beneficiaries of social initiatives at the Reference Centre in Cidade de Deus (City of God), a youth centre is run by UNFPA…
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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia
Zambia
The UN agencies known as the H4+ support priority countries that take concerted actions to meet the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child health. UNFPA has identified Zambia as one such country. The…
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Counting the World: UNFPA Highlights the Challenges of Census-Taking
<p>The United Nations biannual population projections are some of the most (if not the most) widely used numbers in demography. Researchers and policymakers alike rely on the figures to plan for present and future…
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Consulting with Faith-Based Organizations on the Post-2015 Agenda
The UN Development Group consulted with a group of faith-based organizations on the post-2015 development framework, as part of a broader process to engage with civil society. This report outlines the highlights of the…
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Delivering Sensitive Reproductive Health Care to Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Jordan
ZA'ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan — As a way to address both health needs and cultural sensitivities, UNFPA is supporting a reproductive health clinic with a female gynaecologist in the Za'atari camp for…
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Executive Director Sees Progress for Women and Young People in Colombia
Colombia
BOGOTA — UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin visited Colombia, for the first time, to review the country's progress in reducing maternal deaths and teen pregnancy, two of the indicators for the…
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Delivering Safely, Even in the Refugee Camps of Uganda
Uganda
KAMWENGE DISTRICT, Uganda — Alice Furaha, 22 years old, was five months pregnant when she fled her home in Eastern Congo last May. When she arrived at the border with Uganda, Alice was taken to the transit centre in…
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Expert Ethiopian Fistula Surgeons Train Physicians in Mozambique
Mozambique
BEIRA, Mozambique — Following a successful fistula repair surgery, 25-year-old Esther Joakim Chimoio envisions a better life. Although her husband abandoned her because of her condition, she now has ambitious plans that…
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Engaging Men in Women's Empowerment
Niger
<p>Empowering women through access to family planning means that mothers and infants are healthier, families are more financially stable, and communities are stronger.</p>
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UNFPA Meets with Myanmar Leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and Young People
Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar — UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin met today with key national leaders to explore how the Fund can further support Myanmar's development and its reform process.
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