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Swedish Parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Zambia

18 Apr 2022

In March, a Swedish delegation paid a virtual visit to the UNFPA-backed Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) supported safe houses for adolescent girls. The YWCA reaches over 8,000 girls and 4,500 boys each year.

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A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India

Members of the Women's Mechanized Cleaning Cooperative in front of one of the machine-mounted cleaners they have been trained to operate in Patna, India. © Deeksha Foundation

13 January 2022

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UNFPA continues life-saving services across war-torn northern Ethiopia

UNFPA and Maedot staff at the Maternity Waiting Home in Sabacare 4 camp, Mekelle © UNFPA Ethiopia

10 December 2021

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A publication on reproductive health for women with disabilities is published in Braille

A reproductive health booklet for women with disabilities was published in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA Kazakhstan

06 April 2021

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A pandemic-born programme bolsters local health systems in Brazil

Leticia Souza Melo, a 21-year-old expecting her third child, is receiving antenatal care from a UNFPA-supported programme in Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil

15 February 2021

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Mobile clinics treat reproductive cancers in along Ukraine’s contact line

Dr. Kyslytsia and Dr. Ieriomin stand in front of the mobile clinic they use to travel to remote and conflict-affected communities. © UNFPA Ukraine

30 October 2020

State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 Jun 2020

Author: UNFPA

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With the Republic of Korea and UNDP, fostering youth-led innovations in Rwanda

26 Jul 2019

The Tantine mobile phone app, developed by one of the winners of the first round of UNFPA’s iAccelerator programme, delivers youth-friendly information on sexual and reproductive health, in an easily accessible and engaging format. “We thought of using ICT as a bridge,” said co-founder Sylvie Uhirwa, to reach young people who might otherwise have no other source of reliable information. © UNFPA Rwanda

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With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

23 May 2019

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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin

20 May 2019

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