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Fistula Survivors Speak Out at Women Deliver Conference
United Kingdom
LONDON—They travelled from different places across Africa—Sudan, Tanzania, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya—but their common stories brought them together at Women Deliver , a landmark conference focused on curbing pregnancy-…
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Women Deliver: Invest in Women - It Pays!
South Africa
London – Every minute of every day, a woman dies needlessly during pregnancy or childbirth, most in the developing world.
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UNFPA Provides Nigerian Hospitals with Equipment and Supplies to Save Mothers' Lives
Nigeria
KATSINA STATE, Nigeria — Dr. David Nsimma works quickly. His patient, Maryama Aliyu, is bleeding internally and slipping into shock.
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Special Delivery: Midwife Pledges to Help Save Mothers' and Infants' Lives After Losing Her Own Babies
South Africa
BARDOT, San Pedro, Cote d’Ivoire</strong> — Odette Koffi-Brou knows firsthand the dangers of delivering a baby without a skilled birth attendant present.
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RHIYA Programme Officially Ends, But Its Legacy Continues
Belgium
BRUSSELS – The EU/UNFPA Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in Asia (RHIYA) officially ended last week, but its legacy will continue, according to a number of speakers at the high-level conference ‘Adolescent…
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Women's Empowerment Key to Achieving UN's Goals, Says Ban Ki-moon
UNITED NATIONS – Stressing that the empowerment of women is vital to achieving peace and security, improved living standards and respect for human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored the need to…
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Providing Maternal Health Care in Ecuador's Amazon Region
Ecuador
ORELLANA PROVINCE, Ecuador — Widman Jimenez, a farmer in Ecuador’s fertile, but sometimes tumultuous Amazon region, has the intensity of someone who is driven by a cause.
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UN Heads Welcome New Campaign to Avert Maternal and Child Deaths, and Norway's $1 Billion Pledge
Norway
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Women leaders of the United Nations welcomed today’s launch of a global campaign to eliminate maternal and child deaths around the world.
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Delivering Hope to Women with Fistula in Niger
Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — Fifty-five-year-old Hanna Moussa keeps a carefully wrapped bar of soap with her at all times.
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A New Declaration Enshrines the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
NEW YORK, NY — Twenty-five years after consultations on the subject began, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark declaration on the rights of indigenous people by an overwhelming majority.
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Fistula Fundraiser Nets $140,000
United Kingdom
LONDON, United Kingdom — A recent celebrity bowl-a-thon at London’s All Star Lanes hosted by Australian singer/actress Natalie Imbruglia and Virgin Unite, charitable arm of the Virgin Group, raised more than $140,000…
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Call for Nominations for the 2008 United Nations Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Each spring for the last quarter century, the has recognized outstanding contributions to the field of population and development.
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