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

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

26 February 2015

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Conflict-affected youth become new generation of leaders in Colombia

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

26 January 2015

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Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

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

10 August 2010

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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

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.

26 August 2010

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

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

14 May 2013

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

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

22 December 2014

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

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

27 August 2013

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Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

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

02 April 2014

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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

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

06 November 2013

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Population Conference Adopts Montevideo Consensus of Wide-Ranging Priority Actions on Reproductive Health, Gender Equality, Young People

15 August 2013

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