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Family Planning in Ethiopia

While China is relaxing its one-child policy, Ethiopia, one of the most heavily populated countries in Africa, is moving in the opposite direction.

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First Tacloban Born Baby in 2014

Tacloban, Philippines -UNFPA was planning to share the good news of the safe birth of the first baby of 2014 born in Tacloban in the Philippines. However, the baby who was born a little past midnight by caesarean-…

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UNFPA Provides Support for Women and Girls as Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic – As the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Central African Republic (CAR), UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is providing emergency assistance for women and…

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It Takes a Market to get Men to Use Condoms in Africa. Here's How.

<p>What can be done to increase the use of condoms by men in African countries? PSI and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) teamed up over the past year to study and report on the state of play in six…

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Volunteers Provide Aid and Hope in Wake of Super Typhoon

affected by super typhoon Haiyan. For many young people, volunteering has become a way to cope with the devastation while making a difference in their communities.

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Effort to Help Filipino Women Falters, UN Says

WASHINGTON (New York Times) — A new effort to protect women from rape and help them deliver babies in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines remains troubled and inadequate, the United Nations and…

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Performance Arts Help Raise Awareness about Reproductive Health among Arab Youth

UNFPA has joined forces with the Arab States Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER) and performance arts centres across the region to lead peer education trainings that help raise awareness about adolescent sexual and…

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Maternal Health Care Struggles for Survival after Typhoon Haiyan

<p>MANILA, Philippines (IRIN) — The massive destruction of healthcare facilities, with disruption to access and delivery as well as protracted displacement caused by Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) will…

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UNFPA and UN Women Launch Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence

UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women are joining forces to launch a new programme that will improve the quality of and access to essential services that respond to the needs…

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