Press release

Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa will triple by 2060 due to extreme heat epidemic and stalling development, new UNFPA research finds

calendar_today05 September 2024

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Updates

Canada boosts UNFPA's efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa with CAD 10 million grant

calendar_today12 June 2024

Displaced women in Mali listen to midwife Aissata Traore, who is raising awareness on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. © UNFPA Mali/Amadou Maiga
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News

Breaking the Silence about Maternal Death in Sierra Leone

calendar_today27 April 2010

Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.
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News

Family Planning in Kenya: Not For Women Only

calendar_today01 July 2009

Men's attitudes often shape family planning decisions.
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News

Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

calendar_today18 September 2012

<p>A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith</p>
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News

Causes and Consequences of Population Growth in Mozambique

calendar_today25 October 2011

Sofia Ibraim, 22, wanted to go to school and learn to read and write. But now she is busy taking care of and support her four young children. Photo: Benedicte Desrus, SIPA Press/UNFPA.
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Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth

calendar_today28 October 2013

<p>Manantsoa Ratsarazaka (right) founded a groundbreaking project to educate and encourage young people in Madagascar to discuss reproductive health issues and seek advice, using the ever growing power of social media. <i>Photo &copy; Lovaniaina Tsiandatse/UNFPA</i> </p>
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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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News

Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

calendar_today10 October 2012

<p>Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence.&nbsp; She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another.&nbsp; Photo: UNFPA Madagascar</p>
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News

Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

calendar_today01 February 2013

These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them
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