Annual Report

H6 Partnership Annual Report 2017

Collective drive to improve the health of women, children and adolescents everywhere

Publication date: 20 Jun 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia

16 July 2018

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After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

Women and girls require security, health care and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. © UNFPA Guatemala/Carlos Sebastián

05 July 2018

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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

07 June 2018

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

23 May 2018

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp

10 May 2018

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde

19 April 2018

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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 April 2018

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

04 April 2018

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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

01 March 2018

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