International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change
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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change
calendar_today18 October 2011
Researchers,policymakers, academicians and representatives from UN agencies and civil society converged in Nairobi to review ways to accelerate abandonment of FGM/C
Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care
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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
Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory
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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
Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique
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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