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Publisher

UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

Publication date

Jul 2023

Number of pages

27

Publication

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

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News

“They have to fight”: People of African descent face deadly, systemic racism and sexism in health sectors across the Americas, UNFPA reports

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Dr. Palmer talks with a UNFPA staff member outside the clinic in La Palma, where she makes visits once per month to women in underserved indigenous communities. © UNFPA Costa Rica
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Events

United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2023

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location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Press release

H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi, and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) receive the 2023 United Nations Population Award

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Press release

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

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Video

Equality for All 8 Billion People: World Population Day 2023

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Equality for All 8 Billion People: World Population Day 2023

Equality for All 8 Billion People: World Population Day 2023

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The threads that bind: How bilum-weaving in Papua New Guinea tells stories from the lives of women and girls

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Florence Jaukae Kamel is a bilum weaver and entrepreneur. © UNFPA Papua New Guinea
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News

“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

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Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
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