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Pakistan: Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
KARACHI, Pakistan --- At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula —damage to their bladder or large intestine during childbirth.
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UNFPA Launches New Four-Year Development Plan in Iraq
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—A new agreement between UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Iraq will enhance efforts to meet the country’s development goals over the next four years.</…
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Breaking the Silence on Rape as a Weapon of War
<p>She doesn’t have a first name, nor a face. “No photos, please. ” Seated in a small dark room, her psychologist at her side, the “woman of Tuzla” will be her name.</p>
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Advancing the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Half a year after the launch of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health, a high-level group of governments, private sector companies, civil society organizations, academic…
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Zimbabwe: An HIV Prevention Success Story
HARARE, Zimbabwe — HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe has declined remarkably in recent years, dropping from 26 per cent to 14 per cent between 1997 and 2009.
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Learning About the Needs of Adolescents in Emergency Situations through a Mission to Loucria
NEW YORK – Adolescents represent a significant proportion of people affected by humanitarian emergencies. Many show up at camps without a parent or guardian – or their parents are distracted and distressed.
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Transforming Scenes of Stigma and Gender Discrimination in Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Since its debut in Armenia in 2007, the ‘Theatre for Changes’ has dealt with critical social issues -- such as domestic violence, reproductive health, gender discrimination and HIV -- in performances…
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UNFPA Moves to Meet the Reproductive Health Needs of Ivorian Refugees in Liberia
EASTERN LIBERIA — Elise Larpea was pregnant when she fled Côte d'Ivoire with her four children, and she gave birth to twins soon after she reached Liberia.
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Liberia Launches Ambitious Five-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths
MONROVIA — Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has launched an ambitious five-year plan to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in the country.
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