Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.
Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath
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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath
calendar_today10 October 2012
<p>Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence. She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another. Photo: UNFPA Madagascar</p>
Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage
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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage
calendar_today01 February 2013
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
Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded
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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded
calendar_today26 August 2014
Two midwives in protective gear supplied by UNFPA hand over a newborn to her mother at the Star of the Sea Clinic in West Point, Monrovia. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia