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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

calendar_today17 October 2011

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Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region

calendar_today14 October 2011

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Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning

calendar_today13 October 2011

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One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

calendar_today07 October 2011

On 15 September, Hawa's three tiny babies were delivered at the maternity shelter by Caesarean section

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Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care

calendar_today07 October 2011

Fatuma Mohammed, who is roughly 8 months pregnant, watches over her two severly malnourished daughters in the intensive care section of the MSF hospital in Dagahaley camp after fleeing a prolonged drought in Somalia. Photo: Lynsey Addario

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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

calendar_today07 October 2011

In addition to hunger, thirst and fatigue, Somalia women risk sexual assults to get themselves and their children to the camp at Dadaab,Photo:Lynsey Addario

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UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

calendar_today30 August 2011

Mrs. Dorkas Kapembe-Haiduwa, Secretary General of the Namibian Red Cross Society(in red) thanked UNFPA for its support Photo:UNFPA/Namibia

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Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

calendar_today20 September 2011

Many couples in Mozambique have large families -- but better knowledge and access to voluntary family planning is helping to reduce the risk to women's health. Photo: UNFPA/Mozambique/Pedro Sa da Bandeira

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Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

calendar_today20 September 2011

Ethiopiua's ambitious Health Extension Worker Programme is delivering reproductive health choices to women in their communities, including , more options for long-term, voluntary family planning.

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No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

calendar_today04 October 2011

Aden lbrahim was born in the Dadaab settlement, which was also in its infancy twenty years ago. Photo:Kenneth Odiwuor

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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region

Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning

One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care

Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

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