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Country on the Move: Rwanda’s Family Planning Efforts Begin to Pay Off
Rwanda
MUHURA, Rwanda — When school lets out in the little village of Muhura, waves of children in bright blue or tan uniforms stream out along the dirt roadside in waves, running toward the soccer field, playing tag or…
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Five Ways of Looking at Maternal Health: The Mothers of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
NEW YORK — In Ethiopia, 22,000 women and girls die each year as a result of complications during pregnancy or childbirth, and more than 500,000 suffer from pregnancy-related disabilities.
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Creating a New Consensus on Population
NEW YORK — The definitive story behind the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and how it has changed the world over the course of the last 15 years is detailed in the newly released book…
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Engaging Men and Boys in Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing HIV
Senegal
DAKAR – Nearly 35 participants from UNFPA country offices in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab States, Asia and Europe, along with partners from governments and the civil society, met here this week to…
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Make the Connections: Women, Population, Climate Change
NEW YORK — Women are uniquely positioned to help curb the harmful consequences of a changing climate, according to a new comprehensive on-line resource kit on gender, population and climate change launched today by…
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Exploring the Human Rights Aspects of Sexual and Reproductive Health
NEW YORK — Postulating that all human beings have inalienable rights is one thing. Actually achieving that is a long process with many dimensions.
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Americans for UNFPA Raise $1.02 Million at Gala for the Health and Dignity of Women Everywhere
NEW YORK — Some 450 business and community leaders, dignitaries and philanthropists gathered last night at Gotham Hall to celebrate the 2009 Americans for UNFPA Honourees for the Health and Dignity of Women.
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Looking Back and Moving Forward
NEW YORK — On 12 October, the General Assembly of the United Nations will hold a high-level meeting to mark the 15th anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development and discuss the visionary 20-…
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Y-PEER Performance Draws Praise from UNAIDS Executive Director
Lebanon
<p>BEIRUT, Lebanon — Y-PEER is an innovative youth-to-youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA in 2000, that has now spread to five continents and about 50 countries, including Lebanon.</p>
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Working to End Acid Attacks in Bangladesh by 2015
Bangladesh
DAKA, Bangladesh — Slim and graceful, Hasina Akter still has a winning smile, luxuriant dark hair and one large bright eye.
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Accelerating Progress in Maternal and Newborn Health: 'H4' Agencies Present their Plan
NEW YORK — Improving maternal health and reducing newborn deaths is a complex undertaking because, among other things, it involves strengthening health systems, scaling up programmes to reach remote rural areas and…
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World's Leading Demographers Gather in Marrakesh to Share Research and Ideas
Morocco
MARRAKESH, Morocco — More than 2,000 population experts, scholars, researchers and policymakers from all parts of the world gathered here to share ideas and review recent developments in population and demography.
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