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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

<p>A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith</p>
  • 18 September 2012
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  • Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

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

The rate of FGM/C is declining in Theraka villages where Ntano Na Mugambo or circumcision with words, is substituting for a cut.
  • 22 April 2010
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  • Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman
  • 09 June 2010
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  • Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

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

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
  • 01 February 2013
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  • Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

  • 20 November 2012
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  • Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

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

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo &copy; Mark Tuschman
  • 14 May 2013
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  • Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

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

Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations<strong>.</strong> <i>Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA</i>
  • 27 August 2013
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  • Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

  • 02 May 2013
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  • UNFPA Implements International Aid Transparency Initiative

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UNFPA Implements International Aid Transparency Initiative

  • 30 June 2013
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  • Symposium Identifies Ways to Strengthen Quality Midwifery Care

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Symposium Identifies Ways to Strengthen Quality Midwifery Care

<p>Every Woman, Every Child: A Midwifery Perspective.&nbsp; Scroll down to view the full infographic and <a href="https://storify.com/unfpa/midwivesmatter" target="_blank">Storify</a> recap.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
  • 27 May 2013
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