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Dying to Give Life: Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
BADAKHSHAN, Afghanistan — It juts like a finger, thrusting through the freezing and windswept Pamir Mountains: jabbing through the broad plateau of Tajikistan to the north and Pakistan to the south.
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Through the Eyes of the Victim: Police Training and Domestic Violence in Honduras
Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — With bloodshot, swollen eyes and aching arms and ribs, Alicia came to the police station on a Sunday morning to denounce her boyfriend.
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Panel on International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals
Morocco
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you this morning to our High-Level Panel on International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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A Woman's Centre Takes on Domestic Violence in the Gaza Strip
Palestine, State of
AL-BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory — Sameera, one of eight girls and mother to three daughters, suffered from domestic violence for years.
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Uniformed Forces in Peru Take on an Invisible Enemy
Peru
LIMA, Peru—Getting in touch with emotions and discussing sexual and reproductive health may not seem likely priorities for young, uniformed men and women with steely gazes and clenched jaws.
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Making Villages in Indonesia More 'Mother Friendly'
Indonesia
OGAN KOMERING ILIR, South Sumatra, Indonesia—When Kawit’s third childbirth did not go smoothly, Yuniar, the midwife in Sukapulit village, realized the problem was obstructed labour and knew what to do.
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A Safe Haven for Girls Escaping Harm in Kenya
Kenya
NAROK, Kenya—Silvia Selula looks dazed and lost.
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Preventing and Treating Fistula in Chad
Chad
N’DJAMENA, Chad—Four years ago, Jamia Kalaroun lost her baby.
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Republic of Moldova: Talking About Reproductive Health - in Schools and with Peers
Moldova, Republic of
DREPCAUTI, Republic of Moldova —Traditionally, reproductive health, family planning and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections were not subjects for open discussion among adults, let alone students, in this…
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Helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely -- On the Ground and in the Air
Netherlands
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands —Dr. Wilma Doedens has helped to make motherhood safer for Sudanese refugees in Chad, for tsunami-affected women in Sri Lanka, and for women displaced by war in the Congo.
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Condoms Are a Key to Reducing HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe— Cathy Nyarai is an ebony, svelte, almost frail-looking 22-year-old woman.
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Sudan: UNFPA Prescribes a New Lease on Health and Life for Kalma’s Mothers and Newborns
Sudan
DARFUR, Sudan—With a faint voice and half-closed eyes, Hajja was able to briefly tell her story.
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