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“Men will no longer do what they want with them”: Indigenous women in Brazil say enough to gender-based violence

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Lutana Ribeiro is the only female chief of Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. ©UNFPA Brazil/Isabela Martel

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In Costa Rica, indigenous youth leaders are blazing a trail toward a better future for women and girls

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In her daughter, Ms. Gallardo sees the future. © UNFPA Costa Rica/Gabriela Rodríguez

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Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

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Traditional midwives are working with health systems to provide both modern and traditional care to expectant mothers. © UNFPA Colombia

Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Gender-based Violence

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UNFPA and Chirapaq

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2019

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UNFPA

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Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Gender-based Violence

Report on Progress and Challenges

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2019

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Executive Summary: Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding SRH&R and GBV

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Born at the end of a rope: Embracing indigenous childbirth traditions to save lives

calendar_today14 February 2019

Health workers have learned to respect indigenous childbirth traditions, such as vertical delivery using a rope. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia

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Mar 2018

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UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

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Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

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Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

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Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto

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Giving birth upright, with maté – Peru clinics open arms to indigenous women

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This woman's second childbirth experience was totally different from her first, she says, because she was able to deliver in the traditional vertical position. © Panorama/Carlos Gomez

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“Men will no longer do what they want with them”: Indigenous women in Brazil say enough to gender-based violence

In Costa Rica, indigenous youth leaders are blazing a trail toward a better future for women and girls

Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Gender-based Violence

Report on Progress and Challenges

Executive Summary: Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding SRH&R and GBV

Born at the end of a rope: Embracing indigenous childbirth traditions to save lives

Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

Giving birth upright, with maté – Peru clinics open arms to indigenous women

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