Through concerted efforts by the Government and many partners, Eritrea has dramatically reduced maternal death in recent years in spite of a shortage of trained health workers, low contraceptive prevalence rates, and the persistence of child marriage and female genital mutilation or cutting. Since 1993, UNFPA has helped improve access to quality maternal and newborn health, family planning, and HIV and STI prevention services. The Fund has also worked at the policy level to help advance gender equality and reproductive rights.
This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict.
At 14, she was married. By her 15th birthday, she had borne her first child. But Amina Mansoory’s story does not end in…
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