News

Two More Corners of Ethiopia Call for an End to Genital Cutting

calendar_today02 February 2012

A group of girls disavowed female genital mutilation/cutting at a declaration ceremony in the Argoba district.
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News

More Communities in Senegal Disavow Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

calendar_today31 January 2012

The young women of Pata (in the Kolda region of southwest Senegal) are active in the campaign to end female genital mutilation/cutting.
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Press release

Intel and UNFPA to Boost Health Workers’ Skills around the World

calendar_today30 January 2012

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News

Rewarding the Heroic Work of Midwives in Afghanistan

calendar_today20 January 2012

Students in the Community Midwives Education Programme, supported by UNFPA, in Kabul.Photo: Zubaida Akbar
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Press release

UNFPA Joins the 'Hellosmile' Global Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer

calendar_today17 January 2012

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News

Bosnia and Herzegovina Prepares for its First Census in over 20 Years

calendar_today16 January 2012

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News

At the Heart of Sex Selection, a Preference for Boys

calendar_today16 January 2012

Sex-ratio imbalances remain throughtout numerous Asian countries, including in Viet Nam, shown here. Some regions within countries, however, have leveled off to normal range. Photo: KIBAE PARK/UN PHOTO
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For Haiti, Lighting Up the Camps and ‘Smile Clinics’

calendar_today12 January 2012

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Press release

UNFPA Leader Wins Media Award

calendar_today13 January 2012

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News

In Mogadishu, Nothing Is Simple

calendar_today05 January 2012

"Lack of equipment is endemic in this area ofthe country, there is nothing," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, director of the Somalia Medina hospital in the capital. Photo: Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos
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