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Procurement Statistics for 2014 are now available
The 2014 UNFPA Procurement Statistics have been released.
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One month after Nepal's quake, needs of women, girls still enormous
Nepal
UNITED NATIONS, New York – More than a month has passed since homes and lives were shattered by Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The disaster triggered landslides and violent aftershocks that have pushed families out…
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Burundi refugees giving birth in unsafe conditions
Burundi, Tanzania, United Republic of
Women are giving birth on ferries, in temporary shelters and en route to Tanzania’s Nyarugusu refugee camp, say relief workers responding to the Burundi crisis, which has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing across…
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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect
Bangladesh
For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than physical. The condition often leaves them stigmatized by their communities, abandoned by their…
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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process
Nigeria
YOLA, Nigeria – After being captured from their homes, violently abused and, in many cases, starved almost to death, survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency have begun the long process of healing.
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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story
Mozambique
In just one year, the life of 21-year-old Carleta Eugenio Francisco has transformed completely. Before, she was isolated in her community in the Namarroi District, Mozambique, stigmatized for suffering from the effects…
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Conditions remain harsh for Nepal quake survivors
Nepal
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Conditions remain precarious for survivors of Nepal’s 25 April earthquake, who continue to experience violent aftershocks. The largest, on 12 May, added further deaths…
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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed
Cameroon
BATOURI, Cameroon – On a quiet Sunday afternoon at the Batouri District Hospital in eastern Cameroon, Dr. Abdourahamane Diallo was preparing to go home when a motorbike rushed up to the maternity ward. A heavily…
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Good morning, Chad: Radio breaks down barriers to sexual and reproductive health
Chad
KOUMRA, Chad – In the conservative, traditional communities of southern Chad, a bold radio programme is bringing sex-related issues to the airwaves. But the show is not hosted by shock jocks. Rather, it is the work of…
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Now Ebola-free, Liberia’s maternal health needs take centre stage
Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia/UNITED NATIONS, New York –- Two days ago, Liberia was declared Ebola-free, following a tragic 13-month-long outbreak that saw the deaths of nearly 5,000 people. But while the outbreak is now officially…
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Banishing Ethiopia's 'Mother Stealer'
Ethiopia
AMHARA REGION, Ethiopia – They called it the Stealer. It came to their homes in this remote part of northern Ethiopia, and claimed the lives of women in childbirth. It took Asmer Geremew’s mother, as well as her younger…
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Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling
Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – Hundreds of women and children held by the militant group Boko Haram have been rescued by the Nigerian army in recent weeks. UNFPA is providing support to the freed women and girls in Borno and Adamawa…
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