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NGOs in Afghanistan Meet the Difficult Challenge of Reducing Maternal Mortality

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan—The full waiting room at the Char Bolak clinic is clear sign that life is getting better in one northern village, thanks in part to a small non-governmental organization supported by UNFPA.

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UNFPA: Making a Difference in Afghanistan

KABUL—In Afghanistan today, in the face of overwhelming need, even small interventions are producing real progress.

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New Web Site Provides Crucial Information on Reproductive Health and Rights

Stronger Voices for Reproductive Health, a partnership aimed at improving the quality of sexual and reproductive health in poor countries, will now be sharing its experience through cyber space.

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Afghan Teens Speak Out Against Early Marriage - World Population Day: A personal story

KABUL—“If my parents tried to force me to marry, I would refuse,” declared Zohal, 16, as her fellow students nodded in agreement.

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Moving Beyond Excuses: Eastern European Ad Campaign Promotes Condom Use

HIV/AIDS is spreading faster in Eastern Europe than it has anywhere else in the world.

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War-Affected Women in Freetown Get Help

On the outskirts of Freetown, up a red clay road gashed by hard rain, sits a makeshift shelter some women call home.

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Hanne-Vibeke Holst Wins Prestigious Danish Book Award

This year’s Søren Gyldendal Award has been presented to UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and best-selling fiction writer, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, in Copenhagen. Gyldendal is the largest Danish publishing house.

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Rebuilt Maternity Hospital Opens in Kabul

A baby boy weighing 2.85 kilograms was the first infant delivered at the newly rebuilt maternity ward of Kabul’s Khair Khana hospital, which reopened at the end of March.

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Sudan Gets New Ambulances for Obstetric Emergencies

UNFPA recently provided the Government of Sudan with six new four-wheel drive vehicles equipped as ambulances.

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