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How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence
LA PAZ, Bolivia – “Being better men can eradicate abuse," said Marco Antonio Barrero, the mayor of Camargo, a small Andean town in Bolivia. Violence against women – one of the world’s most prevalent human rights…
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USAID and UNFPA collaborate on Supply Chain
Coordinated supply planning between development partners helps achieve greater efficiencies and reduces global supply risks for family planning commodities.
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Strengthening support for the war-weary women of South Sudan
JUBA/NEW YORK – No reliable figures chart the current suffering of women and girls in South Sudan, but one can reliably say that the new country is one of the worst places on earth for their health and well-being. UNFPA…
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Displaced Iraqi health workers empowered to serve community
ERBIL, Iraq – Dr. Suhair Abdul Alghffar, an obstetrician in Iraq, understands the hardships her patients face, having essentially walked in their shoes. She is one of an estimated 2 million people thought who are…
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Girl leaders come together to advocate for their rights in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique – “Adolescent girls have rights and potential,” declared 15-year-old Catia Zefanias Uamusse, at the opening of the National Girls’ Conference in Maputo, Mozambique, in mid-November. “We ought to be in…
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Sexual And Reproductive Health Services Fall Far Short Of Needs In Developing Regions
LONDON—A new report finds a staggering lack of basic sexual and reproductive health services in developing countries. The report, Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2014…
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Prioritizing sexual and reproductive health will save millions of lives, says new report
UNITED NATIONS, New York – A staggering 225 million women in developing countries want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraceptives, and tens of millions of women do not receive the basic pregnancy and…
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In Myanmar, changing what it means to live with HIV
YANGON, Myanmar – For years, 19-year-old Chan Chan was isolated by a stigmatizing secret: She is HIV-positive. The disease is taboo in Myanmar, where she lives, and as a result many people decline to get tested, and…
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First issue of Impact has been released
Impact is the newsletter of the independent Evaluation Office of UNFPA.
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