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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

calendar_today09 February 2016

In 2007, it was revealed that FGM has long been widely practiced among Colombia's Emberá people. © UNFPA Colombia

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Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

calendar_today26 February 2015

A UNFPA-supported clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, provides antenatal care, safe delivery, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and many other life-saving services for women and their newborns. © Jared Chambers

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Conflict-affected youth become new generation of leaders in Colombia

calendar_today26 January 2015

Viviana with other leaders from the Youth Roundtable, which promotes youth participation, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the prevention of adolescent pregnancies. © PANDI/ UNFPA Colombia

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Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

calendar_today10 August 2010

Kazan's mother offers support to Kazan and baby Shakira. Photo:UNFPA/Jamaica

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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

calendar_today26 August 2010

Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.

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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

calendar_today14 May 2013

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman

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How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence

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Boys and men are challenging ideas about masculinity and dominance over women, helping to address Bolivia's high rates of violence against women. © UNFPA Bolivia

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Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

calendar_today27 August 2013

Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA

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Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

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Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. Photo Credit: UNFPA

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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

calendar_today06 November 2013

Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA

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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

Conflict-affected youth become new generation of leaders in Colombia

Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence

Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

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