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Fighting for justice against gender-based violence in Madagascar

calendar_today17 January 2022

Satiana, 8, holds her grandmother's hand before the trial of her rapist at the Ambovombe Court in Madagascar. ©UNFPA Madagascar/Melvis Kimbi
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A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India

calendar_today13 January 2022

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

calendar_today10 December 2021

UNFPA and Maedot staff at the Maternity Waiting Home in Sabacare 4 camp, Mekelle © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan

calendar_today13 December 2021

Shahla Oruzgani, head midwife at Kabul's Malalai Maternity Hospital, attends to a newborn. ©UNFPA Afghanistan
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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

calendar_today21 December 2021

A Midwifery Helpline worker walks a caller through a procedure over the phone © UNFPA Afghanistan
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A pilot programme in Myanmar provides both menstrual health support and economic opportunity

calendar_today15 December 2021

Women produce menstrual pads as part of a pilot programme with a double impact: distributing hygiene products to people in need and giving women a chance to earn income. © UNFPA Myanmar
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UNFPA

Publication date

Apr 2021

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UNFPA

Number of pages

7

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Bodily autonomy: a cornerstone for achieving gender equality and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights

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Reclaiming bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan

calendar_today03 December 2021

A booklet on reproductive health was produced in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA/Kazakhstan
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Mobile health units are saving lives in Libya

calendar_today20 December 2021

Teams of health care workers, including obstetricians/gynaecologists and midwives, serve two-month stints at various facilities throughout Libya to help address shortages in personnel. © UNFPA Libya
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Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas

calendar_today19 November 2021

A new mother is examined by a mobile health team midwife in Afghanistan. © UNFPA/Afghanistan
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