Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty
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Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty
calendar_today02 April 2014
<p>Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA</i> <br/> </p>
A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers
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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
Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing the ICPD in Brazil
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Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing the ICPD in Brazil
calendar_today21 June 2013
<p>The UNFPA Executive Director discussed present and future challenges for Brazil with Ricardo Paes de Barros, a Minister of the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs. Photo: <i>Photo: SAE/PR</i> </p>
Executive Director Sees Progress for Women and Young People in Colombia
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Executive Director Sees Progress for Women and Young People in Colombia
calendar_today11 September 2012
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin talks to young people who use 'youth friendly' reproductive health services in Bogota. Photo: UNFPA Colombia/Leonardo Cifuentes
Senegal and Brazil Forge South-South Cooperation on Census Activities
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Senegal and Brazil Forge South-South Cooperation on Census Activities
calendar_today07 August 2012
From left to right: Moustapha Ndour, First Counselor of the Embassy of Senegal in Brazil; Ambassador Fernando Abreu, future Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC); Roberto Neves Sant’Anna, IBGE Foreign Affairs Advisor; Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye, Ambassador of Senegal in Brazil; Marco Farani, Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC); and Harold Robinson, UNFPA Representative in Brazil and Country Director for Argentina and Paraguay. Photo: Ulisses Lacava/UNFPA
Executive Director Visits Rocinha, One of South America’s Largest Slums
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Executive Director Visits Rocinha, One of South America’s Largest Slums
calendar_today29 June 2012
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dr. Margaret Chan were presented with a painting by one of the clients of the paint workshop at the health complex in Rocinha.