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Using Mobile Phones to Tackle Fistula in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Across Africa, cell phones are rapidly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Protecting the Indigenous Forest Dwellers of Republic of Congo

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The indigenous forest dwellers of the Republic of Congo are in danger of extinction, warns David Lawson, UNFPA Representative in that country. 

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Training Midwives to Care for the Mothers of South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan — Following decades of conflict and uncertainty in South Sudan, everything has to be rebuilt. Although the region’s capital, Juba, is now thriving following five years of peace, rural areas lack even…

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Ministers Briefed on 'State of the World's Midwifery' at World Health Assembly

<p>GENEVA — Some 120 representatives of Ministries of Health and development partners gathered during a side breakfast meeting at the World Health Assembly to discuss the preliminary findings of the first-ever…

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Symposium Highlights Increasing Number of Young Migrants

<p>NEW YORK – UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake has highlighted the increasingly important issue of young people’s migration at an international symposium.</p>

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UNFPA Conference Calls for Renewed Commitment to Invest in Young People

ISTANBUL-- Ministers and other high-level officials from Eastern Europe and Central Asia agreed to an action plan to increase investments in young people during a youth regional conference that concluded here yesterday.

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Former UNFPA Executive Director Receives the Prestigious Union Medal

<p>UNFPA's former Executive Director, Ms. Thoraya A. Obaid, was awarded the Union Medal by Union Theological Seminary.  Recent medalists include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Bill and…

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Economic Growth Achieved Only Through Healthy Populations, Experts Agree At LDC Special Event

ISTANBUL —Unmet need for family planning should be addressed as an urgent development priority to keep women healthy, as economic growth can only be achieved through a healthy population, according to Ritva Koukku-…

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Population Dynamics Highlighted at Global Summit on Least Developed Countries

ISTANBUL — “This is probably the last conference we will hold before our world reaches its significant milestone that is the birth of the 7 billionth baby later this year,” said UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde…

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