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Panel on International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals

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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

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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

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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'

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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

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NAROK, Kenya—Silvia Selula looks dazed and lost.

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Preventing and Treating Fistula in Chad

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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

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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

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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

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HARARE, Zimbabwe— Cathy Nyarai is an ebony, svelte, almost frail-looking 22-year-old woman.

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Emergency Efforts are Giving Displaced Women More Options in Darfur

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SOUTH DARFUR, Sudan—When she fled from violence a year ago, Fatima Hashem Ali had little idea that she would soon regain part of her previous life.

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Sudan: UNFPA Prescribes a New Lease on Health and Life for Kalma’s Mothers and Newborns

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DARFUR, Sudan—With a faint voice and half-closed eyes, Hajja was able to briefly tell her story.

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Jambi Huasi – Health Care that Speaks to Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

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OTAVALO, Ecuador —Most of the residents of this city, sprawled across a high plateau in the Andes, are Quechua-speaking descendents of the Incas.

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