Girlhood, Not Motherhood

Publication date

Dec 2015

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

58

Publication

Girlhood, Not Motherhood

Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy

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News

Young South Sudanese actors and athletes take on violence, HIV

calendar_today11 January 2016

South Sudanese refugee girls play ball in the Ayilo Refugee Settlement of northern Uganda. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi
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Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Progress and Challenges

Publication date

Jan 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

102

Publication

Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Progress and Challenges

Universal access to reproductive health affects and is affected by many aspects of life. It involves individuals’ most intimate relationships, including negotiation and decision-making within these relationships, and interactions with health providers regarding contraceptive methods and options.

This report seeks to identify areas where reproductive health has advanced or not according to four main indicators: Adolescent birth rate, contraceptive prevalence rate, unmet need for family planning rate, proportion of demand for contraception satisfied.

News

Harmful traditions contribute to traumatic birth injuries in Chad

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Micheline Yotoudjim (left), a fistula survivor, helps other women with obstetric fistula through the treatment process. Here, she sits with a woman at the National Centre for Fistula Treatment in N'Djamena, Chad. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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Video

Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video

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Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video

Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video

News

Giving women choices: Family planning options increase in rural Ethiopia

calendar_today05 January 2016

Semira Umer, a health extension worker in northern Ethiopia, often counsels women on family planning. She says almost every married woman in the area now knows about the contraceptive options available. ©UNFPA Ethiopia/Mulugeta Ayene
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News

Health needs paramount as refugees and migrants stream through Serbia

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Dignity kits are distributed to refugees and migrants passing through Presevo, Serbia. Women and girls face increased risks of violence and barriers to reproductive health care. © UNFPA
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Publication date

Oct 2015

Resources

Six months into UNFPA’s response to the Nepal earthquake

Statement

Our rights. Our freedoms. Always.

calendar_today10 December 2015

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Press release

Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts

calendar_today03 December 2015

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