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2,000 More African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 2011

calendar_today06 February 2012

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Sudan: The Campaign against Cutting Goes to School

calendar_today02 February 2012

The Joint Programme is working to protect young girls like these from the trauma of female genital mutilation/cutting.
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Daring to Speak About HIV Prevention in Morocco and Egypt

calendar_today01 December 2011

In Morocco, married women have little access to information on HIV prevention. Photo by see Wah/Wikimedia Commons
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UNFPA Supports Iran’s 2011 Census

calendar_today23 November 2011

An enumerator at work in southern Tehran in November. Staff from UNFPA and the Statistical Center of Iran also helped with the census.
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Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

calendar_today18 November 2011

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Saving a Girl in Dadaab From More Suffering

calendar_today18 November 2011

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One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

calendar_today07 October 2011

On 15 September, Hawa's three tiny babies were delivered at the maternity shelter by Caesarean section
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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

calendar_today07 October 2011

In addition to hunger, thirst and fatigue, Somalia women risk sexual assults to get themselves and their children to the camp at Dadaab,Photo:Lynsey Addario
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No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

calendar_today04 October 2011

Aden lbrahim was born in the Dadaab settlement, which was also in its infancy twenty years ago. Photo:Kenneth Odiwuor
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Heeding the Call: A Tunisian Midwife Becomes a Humanitarian Worker

calendar_today19 August 2011

When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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