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Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

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Aisha Tiro Bahero nearly died from pregnancy-related complications at her home on a tropical island off the coast of Kenya. © UNFPA/Douglas Waudo
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Online course helps aid workers help women and girls

calendar_today24 February 2017

A women's meeting in South Sudan. A free online course is helping aid workers improve safety and services for women and girls. © UNFPA South Sudan/Harriet Adong
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Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

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Jumwa Kabibu Kai, 77, with Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi, at an event raising awareness about fistula. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

calendar_today17 March 2016

(Left to right) Sheilla Akwara, Monica Singh and Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about their personal experiences with harmful practices during The Time is Now! © UNFPA/Runa A
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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

calendar_today19 February 2016

Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
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Kenyan support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

calendar_today05 October 2015

South Sudanese refugees display products they have been learning to produce at the Kakuma Support Centre in Turkana, Kenya. © UNFPA/Bernard Muthaka
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Religious leaders pledge to fight maternal mortality in Kenya

calendar_today02 April 2015

A woman with her infant in Wajir, Kenya. Religious leaders have committed to work towards ending preventable maternal deaths in the 15 counties with the highest maternal mortality rates. © UNFPA Kenya
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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

calendar_today19 May 2014

<p>Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka</i> </p>
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New Tool to Manage Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies

calendar_today23 April 2012

<p>In areas of conflict or displacement, women are often vulnerable to gender-based violence. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran</p>
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Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

calendar_today18 November 2011

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