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Tackling the Taboo Topic of Teen Pregnancy in Ghana
HO, Ghana — For Christiane and Yannick Milev, tackling teen pregnancy is a family affair. Together the mother-and-son team run Village Exchange Ghana, a community-based NGO offering support to young mothers and other…
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A Loyal Husband Eases the Ordeal of Fistula in Darfur
EL-FASHER, Sudan— Although she has lived through the chaos of conflict, suffered the loss of a child, endured the rejection of family and community, and dealt with her own disability and her husband’s blindness, Mecca…
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Delivering Hope in Nigeria: Natalie Imbruglia Visits Newly Launched Fistula Project
NORTHERN NIGERIA — In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia – singer/actress and face of L’Oreal cosmetics – saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a…
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Childless No Longer: Addressing Infertility and Miscarriage in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan — Six years ago Sana and her sister were wedded on the same day to two brothers.
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UNFPA Mourns Loss of Two Staff Members and Others in Algiers Attack
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today mourns the loss of two of its staff members and all persons who died as a result of Tuesday’s bombing in Algiers.
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African Religious Leaders Urge Partnership with UN to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
DURBAN, South Africa – Some 60 religious leaders from 18 African countries stressed the need for members of faith-based organizations (FBOs) to partner with the United Nations at all levels to advocate for policy change…
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A Right to Choose: Expanding Access to the Female Condom in Nigeria
OSUN STATE, Nigeria —Abiodun Titi, several months pregnant, flashes her best stage smile as she explains how to use a female condom here in the headquarters of Living Hope Care, a non-governmental organization that…
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Calling Attention to the Silent Tragedy of Maternal Death: The Rafael Salas Memorial Lecture 2007
NEW YORK — “The sad thing is that, we know what needs to be done. We just need to do it, and do it fast and more effectively,” said Gertrude I. Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament.
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Family Tension in Tajikistan Fuels Scourge of Self-immolation
TAJIKISTAN — Amina met her husband for the first time on her wedding night.
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