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Landmark Action on Midwifery

Swaziland - A midwife listening to the foetal heart rate. Photo@UNFPA

07 December 2011

News

‘Your Life, Your Rights, Your Contraception’

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of UNFPA (second from left) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal (right) at the family planning conference in Dakar.

07 December 2011

News

Saying No: 16 Days Against Gender Violence

A 16-day international effort to end violence against women and girls started Nov. 25. Here, a girl tends her family's shop in the Philippines. Photo: Joe Penney

02 December 2011

News

Worldwide Focus on Family Planning Begins at West African Forum

The family planning conference in Senegal is meant to address, among other issues, the needs of young mothers like this one, shown at a clinic in the countryside. Photo: Joe Penney

30 November 2011

News

A Malawi Newborn With a Potent Message

22 November 2011

Opinion

The World is Home to 7 Billion People, But How Far Have We Come?

02 November 2011

7 Billion Reasons to Empower Women

31 October 2011

In the News

As World Passes 7 Billion Milestone, UN Urges Action to Meet Key Challenges

UN Secretary -General Ban Ki-moon and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,at a press conference to mark the day that the world's population is projected to reach 7 billion. Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten

31 October 2011

News

Interactive ‘7 Billion and Me’ Exhibit Personalizes Demographic Trends

26 October 2011

News

UNFPA Launches SMS 7 Billion Campaign at Telecom World 2011

25 October 2011

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