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UNFPA Mourns Loss of Two Staff Members and Others in Algiers Attack
Algeria
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today mourns the loss of two of its staff members and all persons who died as a result of Tuesday’s bombing in Algiers.
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African Religious Leaders Urge Partnership with UN to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
South Africa
DURBAN, South Africa – Some 60 religious leaders from 18 African countries stressed the need for members of faith-based organizations (FBOs) to partner with the United Nations at all levels to advocate for policy change…
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A Right to Choose: Expanding Access to the Female Condom in Nigeria
Nigeria
OSUN STATE, Nigeria —Abiodun Titi, several months pregnant, flashes her best stage smile as she explains how to use a female condom here in the headquarters of Living Hope Care, a non-governmental organization that…
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A House Divided: Domestic Violence in the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
NEW YORK/MOSCOW — Tatiana remembers her wedding day as the happiest day of her life.
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Calling Attention to the Silent Tragedy of Maternal Death: The Rafael Salas Memorial Lecture 2007
NEW YORK — “The sad thing is that, we know what needs to be done. We just need to do it, and do it fast and more effectively,” said Gertrude I. Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament.
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Family Tension in Tajikistan Fuels Scourge of Self-immolation
Tajikistan
TAJIKISTAN — Amina met her husband for the first time on her wedding night.
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Taking Rapists to Court in Haiti
Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti— Two 14 year-old cousins from the simmering hot slums of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have just been escorted by police to a health centre for HIV testing.
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To Serve and Protect: Police Scale Up Violence Unit to Prevent Abuse of Women and Children in Ghana
Ghana
HO, Ghana — Assistant Commissioner of Police, Beatrice Vib-Sanzire, is a woman on a mission.
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Severe Drought Alters the Face of Poverty in the Republic of Moldova
Moldova, Republic of
PLOP-STIUBEI VILLAGE, the Republic of Moldova — A cold, autumnal drizzle fell outside as 15 women huddled around an improvised electric plate in a small room in the Healthcare Centre in this small village in the Causeni…
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HIV Epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean Rooted in Gender Inequality, says Regional UNFPA Director
Honduras
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The feminization of the HIV epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean finds its roots in the unequal power relations, discrimination and violence that women face, Marcela Suazo, regional…
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Youth in Côte d'Ivoire Begin to Rebuild their Lives in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict
Côte d'Ivoire
BOUAKE, Côte d’Ivoire — Eighteen-year-old Beatrice Kouado is bent over her paper pattern in concentration, painstakingly guiding the yellow thread back and forth in regular, even stitches as she learns the art of…
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Building a Road to Safer Motherhood in Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Hoa Binh, Viet Nam — The road to Hoa Binh City curls around a series of mountains and bamboo forests. At first glance, there is nothing extraordinary about this rural road. Motorbikes, bicycles and pedestrians meander…
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