In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs
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In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs
calendar_today30 July 2014
A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA
<p>On 12 July, smoke rises from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. <i>Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-0909/El Baba</i> </p>
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore speaks to young people at the 'coolibah' networking zone for youth at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: UNFPA
In Niger, empowering girls to take a stand against child marriage
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In Niger, empowering girls to take a stand against child marriage
calendar_today21 July 2014
<p>Girls participate in a mentoring session in Niamey, part of the Action for Adolescent Girls initiative, in June 2014. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Satvika Chalasani</i> </p>
Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns
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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns
calendar_today08 July 2014
Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr
With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released to save lives of additional 140,000 women, 250,000 newborns by end of 2015
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With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released to save lives of additional 140,000 women, 250,000 newborns by end of 2015