Leaders pledge to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths within a generation
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Leaders pledge to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths within a generation
calendar_today26 September 2014
Munira Sha'ban, a renowned Jordanian midwife, speaks at a high-level UN event on improving the survival of women, newborns and children. Beside her are Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chinese diplomacy leader Li Xiaolin, and Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and For Malaria Ray Chambers. Photo credit: Stuart Ramson/UN Foundation
In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development
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In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development
calendar_today29 September 2014
Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights
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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights
calendar_today01 October 2014
Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people
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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people
calendar_today28 August 2014
Young volunteers at a UNFPA-supported training in Kerman, Iran, participate in the #showyourselfie campaign to promote the role of youth in development.Photo credit: UNFPA Iran
From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya
calendar_today29 August 2014
Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
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In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
calendar_today16 September 2014
Saba has her blood pressure checked during a consultation with a refugee nurse assistant at a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand