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UNFPA and the Government of Tanzania Launch the Preparations for the Country's 2012 Population and Housing Census

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today joined the Vice-President of Tanzania, Ali Mohamed Shein, in launching preparations for the country’s…

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Graça Machel addresses UNFPA Africa Regional Planning Meeting

Johannesburg — Conflicts in Africa are diverting much needed resources from crucial development tasks, Graça Machel, a champion for women and children, said in her keynote address this morning to the Africa regional…

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Looking Out for the Needs of Women During the Protracted Crisis in Gaza

Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory — The fighting in Gaza has ended, for the most part. But tens of thousands of Palestinians remain homeless, crammed into shelters or homes of friends or families, with little food or…

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Ending Violence Against Women

In Guatemala, women are mutilated and murdered with impunity. In India, the physical and psychological effects of assaults, burns, battery and rape wreak havoc on women’s development and endanger their lives. In…

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A Heartfelt Thanks to Friends Who Have Never Failed Us

United Nations  – The staff of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, was elated, relieved and encouraged by U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision last Friday to restore funding to the organization.  The entire…

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Restoring Reproductive Health Services and Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress in Gaza

In a visit to the Gaza Strip today, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced shock and anger at the ‘heartbreaking’ devastation, according to Reuters.

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New Plan to Save Women's Lives in Laos

Khanthava is sitting on the well-made hospital bed with a drip in her arm, waiting for her labour to begin at the regional hospital here in southern Lao PDR.

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UNFPA Responds to the Health Sector Crisis in Zimbabwe

As the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe deepens and its health systems collapse, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has intensified its efforts to aid pregnant women and their families by providing critical…

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Legacy of War: An Epidemic of Sexual Violence in DRC

Forty year-old Angelique reveals a gunshot wound in her back to women in the Keyshero Medical centre, while her six-year-old daughter reaches up to touch it.

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