Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people
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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people
calendar_today28 August 2014
Young volunteers at a UNFPA-supported training in Kerman, Iran, participate in the #showyourselfie campaign to promote the role of youth in development.Photo credit: UNFPA Iran
From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya
calendar_today29 August 2014
Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
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In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
calendar_today16 September 2014
Saba has her blood pressure checked during a consultation with a refugee nurse assistant at a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand
Participants talked about the importance of UNFPA-supported thematic funds—the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS), the Maternal Health Thematic Trust Fund (MTHF), the Unified Budget and Results Accountability Framework (UBRAF), and the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C—at national level. Country-focused approaches, quick response and support were mentioned as important assets leading to positive changes in the area of health.