News

‘School for Husbands’ Encourages Nigerien Men to Improve the Health of Their Families

calendar_today20 April 2011

Pupils of School for Husbands' become guides and role models within their own family and among others in the community.
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Philippines: Maternal Mortality Rates Not Making Sufficient Progress to Meet MDGs

calendar_today07 April 2009

Filipino women in undeveloped rural areas of the Philippines are far more likely to die from childbearing than their urban counterparts.
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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

calendar_today30 October 2013

<p>At 16, Tod is expecting her second child.&nbsp;With limited options for schooling, adolscents in some remote villages in southern Laos routinely marry and start the hard work of raising families by age 14 or 15. <i>Photo&copy;UNFPA AsiaPacific</i> </p>
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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

calendar_today26 August 2010

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.
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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

calendar_today26 August 2014

Two midwives in protective gear supplied by UNFPA hand over a newborn to her mother at the Star of the Sea Clinic in West Point, Monrovia. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia
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Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy

calendar_today29 October 2013

<p>Two young girls recount their experiences as adolescent mothers in Morocco in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges of adolescent pregnancy. They are wearing masks to remain anonymous and avoid stigma. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA/Morocco</i> </p>
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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

calendar_today30 October 2013

<p>Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. <i>Photo &copy; Jason D. Jones / UNFPA</i> </p>
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News

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

calendar_today08 April 2010

A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
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Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

calendar_today27 August 2013

Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations<strong>.</strong> <i>Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA</i>
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Video

Empowering Young People: Ethiopia

calendar_today12 December 2014

Empowering Young People: Ethiopia

Empowering Young People: Ethiopia

Voices of young people: video collage produced by UNFPA Ethiopia.