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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

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Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones

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Spreading the word: Youth educators provide sexual and reproductive health outreach in Honduras

calendar_today19 April 2016

Over 1,500 adolescent peer educators have been trained as part of the COPEITSA programme. ©UNFPA Honduras

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Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

calendar_today26 February 2016

Daniela Souza Batista, her infant daughter Raquel, who was born with microcephaly, and her nine-year old son, Emanuel. ©UNFPA Brazil/Midiã Santana

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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

calendar_today23 October 2015

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

calendar_today23 November 2015

Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil

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Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

calendar_today18 November 2015

Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia

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UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size

calendar_today30 October 2015

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2016 International Conference on Family Planning

calendar_today25 January - 28 January 2016

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Family planning vital in post-quake Nepal

calendar_today24 September 2015

Sharmila Dangol, 35, and her husband, Bhakta Dangol, 34, encourage other couples to learn about family planning. "Family planning helps reduce poverty and is a key to prosperity,” said Ms. Dangol. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

calendar_today16 September 2015

Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

Spreading the word: Youth educators provide sexual and reproductive health outreach in Honduras

Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size

2016 International Conference on Family Planning

Family planning vital in post-quake Nepal

In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

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