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Silent no more: Radio in Cameroon amplifies the voices of women and girls

Girls in Mokolo, Cameroon, perform a traditional dance. Women and girls in the country's Far North region face a host of barriers to critical health information and care. © UNFPA Cameroon

04 August 2015

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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal

10 July 2015

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Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

Condoms are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and – in Ebola-affected countries like Liberia – the Ebola virus. © UNFPA/Nordic Office

01 July 2015

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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

Survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency at Malkohi displacement camp in Yola, Adamawa State. They were displaced by the violence in their home communities in Borno State. © UNFPA

21 May 2015

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Now Ebola-free, Liberia’s maternal health needs take centre stage

A woman and her baby rest at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Liberia. © UNFPA Liberia

11 May 2015

UNFPA supports survivors of Boko Haram abduction

Published on: 06/05/2015

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, reports on UNFPA’s support to women and girls freed from insurgent group Boko Haram.

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Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling

This family has lost two children to abductions by Boko Haram – an 18-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. Their home was also burned to the ground by the insurgents. They are now living in a displacement camp in Adamawa State. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0636/Rich

06 May 2015

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Responding to the needs of communities terrorized by Boko Haram

UNFPA staff speak with adolescent refugees from Nigeria, who fled insecurity at home and are now living in the Sayam Forage Refugees Camp in Diffa, Niger. © UNFPA Niger/Habila Tsahirou

14 April 2015

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Ebola survivors facing stigma, unemployment, exclusion

Siah Tamba, an Ebola survivor, now works at the Ebola treatment unit in Sinje, Liberia. She lost her mother, sister and daughter to the illness. © UNMEER/Martine Perret

03 February 2015

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Standing guard against Ebola’s return in Mali

22 January 2015

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