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Online course helps aid workers help women and girls

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
  • 24 February 2017
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  • Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

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Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

Jumwa Kabibu Kai, 77, with Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi, at an event raising awareness about fistula. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
  • 10 October 2016
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  • The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

(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
  • 17 March 2016
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  • UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 19 February 2016
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  • Kenyan support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

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Kenyan support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

South Sudanese refugees display products they have been learning to produce at the Kakuma Support Centre in Turkana, Kenya. © UNFPA/Bernard Muthaka
  • 05 October 2015
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  • Religious leaders pledge to fight maternal mortality in Kenya

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Religious leaders pledge to fight maternal mortality in Kenya

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
  • 02 April 2015
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  • In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

<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>
  • 19 May 2014
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  • New Tool to Manage Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies

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New Tool to Manage Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies

<p>In areas of conflict or displacement, women are often vulnerable to gender-based violence. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran</p>
  • 23 April 2012
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  • Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

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Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

  • 18 November 2011
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  • Saving a Girl in Dadaab From More Suffering

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Saving a Girl in Dadaab From More Suffering

  • 18 November 2011
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