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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

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A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith

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Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

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The rate of FGM/C is declining in Theraka villages where Ntano Na Mugambo or circumcision with words, is substituting for a cut.

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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

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From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman

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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

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These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them

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Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

calendar_today14 May 2013

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman

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Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

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Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA

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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

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UNFPA Implements International Aid Transparency Initiative

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Symposium Identifies Ways to Strengthen Quality Midwifery Care

calendar_today27 May 2013

Every Woman, Every Child: A Midwifery Perspective.  Scroll down to view the full infographic and <a href="https://storify.com/unfpa/midwivesmatter" target="_blank">Storify</a> recap.

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Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

UNFPA Implements International Aid Transparency Initiative

Symposium Identifies Ways to Strengthen Quality Midwifery Care

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