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Madagascar: tripling contraceptive use in 10 years
MADAGASCAR — Madagascar is a striking success story of how to improve family planning and reproductive health despite facing severe difficulties. The... Read more
Including men at the forefront of the gender agenda
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have for a long time been seen as women's issues, and it is women who have primarily been at the... Read more
African campaign against child marriage to be launched
The Multisectoral African Campaign Against Child Marriage is to be launched this week at the Pan-African Parliament during the 2012 Annual African... Read more
Keep investing in women and the youth, UN urged
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Africa featured prominently at the 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly in late September. Throughout the week... Read more
“We will hold our governments accountable” - the youth
“We will hold our governments accountable to their commitments to give young people access to sexuality education and youth-friendly services. “We... Read more
Osotimehin: Every woman, every child
THE launch two days ago (Wednesday) of the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children is a major... Read more
Strengthening midwifery saves women’s lives
DURBAN — When she retired, a midwife in Somaliland used her retirement benefits to build a hospital where she began training a new cadre of midwives... Read more
Reaching out to women in rural Zambia
The UN agencies known as the H4+ support priority countries that take concerted actions to meet the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and... Read more
MDG Week: Finding ways to save millions of mothers' lives
Every day 800 women lose their lives giving birth — 287,000 each year — and the vast majority of these deaths occurs in developing countries.... Read more
Sexuality education is a right for young people
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin has reiterated the agency’s commitment to supporting African countries to provide comprehensive... Read more