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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

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Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
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UNFPA and Philips to co-create innovative health solutions for women and girls

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“We see huge potential in this thought partnership for innovation,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem (right), with Henk Siebren de Jong, Chief of International Markets for Royal Philips (left). © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety

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Ending FGM takes a multi-pronged approach – from offering a refuge for girls at acute risk to engaging families and communities to raise awareness of the harm it causes, and transform the social norms that uphold the practice. Here, girls in Tanzania’s Mara region participate in an alternative rites of passage camp at the UNFPA-supported Masanga Centre. © UNFPA/Mandela Gregoire
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For Syrian engineering students, a hackathon increases employment opportunities

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Going mobile: Using phones to connect young people to clinics

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Youth explore the iloveLife platform. © UNFPA South Africa
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2,500 dignity kits distributed to displaced women and girls in Congo

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© Bruno Bilombo/UNFPA Congo
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Announcing our Youth SRH Top Ideas

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Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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For Malawi students, menstrual cups offer cost-saving alternative

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University students Prisca Gama and Given Mwira teach women and girls about the menstrual cup, and say there has been keen interest. © Henry Chimbali/UNFPA Malawi
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SMS tool brings sexual, reproductive health information to Rwanda’s youth

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M4RH provides accurate information on sexual and reproductive health topics in a private, nonjudgmental way. © Ministry of Health
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