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Remembering girls who died from rape

LIBERIA, Monrovia — Around the world, other countries were celebrating International Labour Day. But at the moving launch of a campaign against rape in Liberia – which included President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – the audience was in tears. more

Linking HIV and SRH services is working

MOCHUDI, Botswana — Countries that are integrating their HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services are seeing an increase the use of contraception, an increase in HIV testing and a decrease in stigma and discrimination.This emerged at a ceremony to hand over medical equipment in Mochudi, Botswana, including colourful porta-cabins. more

Address the challenges youths face, Swaziland PM urges

Pay special attention to the needs of the youth and be realistic in addressing the challenges they face, Swaziland’s Prime Minister urged SADC ministers for youth at a meeting in Swaziland. “To leave school and be faced with unemployment and no light at the end of the tunnel, is not an encouraging way to enter adulthood,” Dr. Sibusiso Dlamini said. more
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End child marriage 

Video: Traditions can change - ending child marriage

Watch this video by Girls Not Brides and The Elders about child marriage, which affects the lives of millions of girls around the world. More

End Fistula

Comic book: Safia, The Consequences of Early Pregnancy

UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire has published, Safia, a comic book on one woman's journey from fistula to recovery (in French). More

 



UNFPA – making real progress

We are the lead United Nations agency that expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives. We are on the ground improving lives in more than 150 countries. The areas we work in are interlinked:

Sexual and reproductive health
Reproductive health commodity security
HIV and AIDS
Gender equality 		Population and development
Adolescents & youth
Humanitarian emergencies
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Rose's Story: surviving fistula

Rose tells her story of surviving the debilitating condition of fistula.
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2013
Safe birth, even here - share the good news

In crisis settings, one in five women is usually pregnant. UNFPA is helping to ensure their pregnancies and deliveries are safe, to reduce the risk of maternal deaths.

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3:05 - 2012
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Africa

This video, prepared for the High Level Event on CARMMA at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa in January 2013, discusses the urgency of giving women the right to choose the number and timing of their children, with confidence that they will not die giving life. 

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