News

Ethiopia Accelerates Training of Midwives

calendar_today15 May 2012

Some of the first graduates of the Accelerated Midwifery Programme at Shashemene Health Science College take an oath to strive to ensure that no woman should die giving life and no child would be born with HIV.
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Those Moms Who Need a Boost on Mothers Day

calendar_today14 May 2012

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News

So Many Mouths to Feed: Addressing High Fertility in Famine-Stricken Somalia

calendar_today02 April 2012

Somali women in the Dabke camp wait to receive supplemental food for their children.Photo: Dominic Nahr/ Magnum Photos
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News

Talking Census Under the Baobob Tree

calendar_today16 March 2012

<p>A group of local men, UNFPA representatives and statisticians discuss the country's upcoming census under the shade of the baobab tree.</p>
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News

Two UNFPA Projects for Men Selected as Part of the 'Women Deliver 50'

calendar_today08 March 2012

Niger's Schools for Husbands was voted for one of 'Women Deliver 50' top projects for women
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News

Saving Women’s Lives in Rural Ethiopia by Task-Shifting Procedures to Clinicians

calendar_today01 March 2012

The first graduates of Ayder Hospital's Master's programme in Integrated Emergency Surgery and Obstetrics, who will now be able to provide emergency obstetric care and fill some of the gaps in care, especially in rural areas.</p> <p>Photo: UNFPA Ethiopia
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News

Mobilizing Men by Exploring Ways that Equality Benefits All

calendar_today13 February 2012

Team-building activity at the Mobilizing Men campaign planning workshop in Nairobi. Photo: Alan Greig.
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Press release

2,000 More African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 2011

calendar_today06 February 2012

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News

Two More Corners of Ethiopia Call for an End to Genital Cutting

calendar_today02 February 2012

A group of girls disavowed female genital mutilation/cutting at a declaration ceremony in the Argoba district.
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News

More Communities in Senegal Disavow Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

calendar_today31 January 2012

The young women of Pata (in the Kolda region of southwest Senegal) are active in the campaign to end female genital mutilation/cutting.
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