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Experts Say Bias and Violence Increase Women's Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
Brazil
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Intensified efforts are needed to counter the violence and inequality that puts women at heightened risk of HIV infection, according to experts speaking in a panel discussion here on "Women…
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Addis Ababa University Library Receives Unique Collection from UNFPA
Ethiopia
Graduate students at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia may choose to spend longer hours at the library researching population and development issues thanks to a donation of research monographs and scholarly…
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NGOs in Afghanistan Meet the Difficult Challenge of Reducing Maternal Mortality
Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan—The full waiting room at the Char Bolak clinic is clear sign that life is getting better in one northern village, thanks in part to a small non-governmental organization supported by UNFPA.
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UNFPA: Making a Difference in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
KABUL—In Afghanistan today, in the face of overwhelming need, even small interventions are producing real progress.
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New Web Site Provides Crucial Information on Reproductive Health and Rights
Stronger Voices for Reproductive Health, a partnership aimed at improving the quality of sexual and reproductive health in poor countries, will now be sharing its experience through cyber space.
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Afghan Teens Speak Out Against Early Marriage - World Population Day: A personal story
Afghanistan
KABUL—“If my parents tried to force me to marry, I would refuse,” declared Zohal, 16, as her fellow students nodded in agreement.
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Moving Beyond Excuses: Eastern European Ad Campaign Promotes Condom Use
Serbia
HIV/AIDS is spreading faster in Eastern Europe than it has anywhere else in the world.
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War-Affected Women in Freetown Get Help
Sierra Leone
On the outskirts of Freetown, up a red clay road gashed by hard rain, sits a makeshift shelter some women call home.
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Hanne-Vibeke Holst Wins Prestigious Danish Book Award
Denmark
This year’s Søren Gyldendal Award has been presented to UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and best-selling fiction writer, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, in Copenhagen. Gyldendal is the largest Danish publishing house.
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Rebuilt Maternity Hospital Opens in Kabul
Afghanistan
A baby boy weighing 2.85 kilograms was the first infant delivered at the newly rebuilt maternity ward of Kabul’s Khair Khana hospital, which reopened at the end of March.
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Giving hope in Zambia's largest refugee settlement
Zambia
Meheba, in northwest Zambia, is home to more than 50,000 refugees – mainly from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with smaller numbers coming from Rwanda, Burundi and other countries in the region.
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Sudan Gets New Ambulances for Obstetric Emergencies
Ethiopia
UNFPA recently provided the Government of Sudan with six new four-wheel drive vehicles equipped as ambulances.
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