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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

At 16, Tod is expecting her second child. With limited options for schooling, adolscents in some remote villages in southern Laos routinely marry and start the hard work of raising families by age 14 or 15. Photo©UNFPA AsiaPacific

30 October 2013

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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman

14 May 2013

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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

02 May 2013

News

Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. Photo Credit: UNFPA

02 April 2014

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UNFPA Patron in Mozambique

In her first encounter with UNFPA’s work in the national context, Crown Princess Mary made a strong impression on the people she met, who in turn, were a source of inspiration for her. Photo: Torkil Adersen / Scanpix

14 November 2012

News

Piloting Community Maternal Health Care to Save Mothers' Lives in Tibet

Xi-re takes the blood pressure of one of her clients Photo: Chen Jianzhong/UNFPA

19 December 2012

Opinion

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

09 December 2011

News

Bolivia: Training Midwives to Treat Indigenous Mothers with Respect

A midwifery training programme aims to improve care for Bolivia's indigenous women by treating them with respect and Dignity.

03 May 2009

Publication

UNFPA Work on Indigenous Issues

Number of pages: 15

Publication date: 01 Jan 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

This report documents how UNFPA Country Offices in Latin America, Asia and Africa are supporting indigenous issues in the areas of population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.

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