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Making family planning a priority in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

A woman rests with her newborn at a birthing centre outside Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo credit: UNFPA Turkmenistan

01 August 2014

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UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in  North Waziristan sent thousands more families into displacement; most of them fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District. Photo credit: OCHA

28 July 2014

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In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA

30 July 2014

Press Release

UNFPA Alarmed Over Devastating Impact of Gaza Violence on Women, Girls

25 July 2014

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Health needs escalate as crisis in Gaza continues

On 12 July, smoke rises from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-0909/El Baba

24 July 2014

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Young people key in the fight against HIV

UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore speaks to young people at the 'coolibah' networking zone for youth at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: UNFPA

21 July 2014

News

In Niger, empowering girls to take a stand against child marriage

Girls participate in a mentoring session in Niamey, part of the Action for Adolescent Girls initiative, in June 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA/Satvika Chalasani

21 July 2014

News

Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

Mama Hadija lived with obstetric fistula for over 25 years. But thanks to an innovative programme using the M-Pesa mobile banking system, she was able to undergo successful surgical treatment. Photo credit: Lisa Russell

15 July 2014

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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns

Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr

08 July 2014

News

UN Secretary-General pledges support to reduce maternal death in Kenya

Siddharth Chatterjee, the UNFPA Representative in Kenya, met with the Kenyan First Lady in June to discuss advancing maternal health in the country. Photo credit: Office of the First Lady

06 July 2014

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