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

calendar_today04 August 2015

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
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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

calendar_today10 July 2015

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
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Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

calendar_today01 July 2015

Condoms are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and – in Ebola-affected countries like Liberia – the Ebola virus. © UNFPA/Nordic Office
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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

calendar_today21 May 2015

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

calendar_today11 May 2015

A woman and her baby rest at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Liberia. © UNFPA Liberia
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UNFPA supports survivors of Boko Haram abduction

calendar_today06 May 2015

UNFPA supports survivors of Boko Haram abduction

UNFPA supports survivors of Boko Haram abduction

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

calendar_today06 May 2015

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
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Responding to the needs of communities terrorized by Boko Haram

calendar_today14 April 2015

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
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Ebola survivors facing stigma, unemployment, exclusion

calendar_today03 February 2015

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
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Standing guard against Ebola’s return in Mali

calendar_today22 January 2015

Fanta Coulibaly screens travelers at the Bamako-Senou International Airport. © UNFPA Mali
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