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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... Read 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 in... Read more
Fistula hostel brings hope in Eritrea
MENDEFERA, Eritrea — With the support of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, the Minister of Health of the State of Eritrea opened a hostel... Read more
Let us end fistula in our lifetime
Imagine living with a condition which forced you to change your wet, soiled clothes every few hours to try to hide your stench. Or which led to your... Read more
UNFPA calls for more investment to save African women
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin today called on the international community to “increase investment in maternal and newborn health... Read more
UNFPA ED in unprecedented high-level visit to DR Congo
DR Congo — An unprecedented high-level joint visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, including United Nations Population Fund Executive Director... Read more
Tackling the health problems of female genital mutilation
AFAR REGION, Ethiopia — Ten-year-old Sadiya Abubakar had been suffering from urine retention for a long time. What should have been a natural task... Read more
The teen pregnancy divide
May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month in the United States, where a recent Journal of Pediatrics report shows a drop in teen pregnancy by almost half... Read more
‘Support South Africa to maintain our freedoms’
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The United Nations (UN) and other agencies must continue to support South Africa to ensure that the freedoms that were... Read more
The nexus between women and development
UNITED NATIONS, 23 May 2013 (IPS) — Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organization called Women Deliver has convened an international... Read more