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Secretary-General Donates Proceeds of Culture Award to UNFPA-led Project

UNITED NATIONS, New York — United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the first Seville Node Between Cultures Award in Spain on Monday and immediately pledged its monetary prize to a UNFPA-led joint initiative…

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European Parliamentarians Visit Youth Projects in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH— Grinning with nervousness and excitement, a group of teenagers stands up and asks rapid-fire questions: What’s your name? How old are you? Are you married? How old were you when you were married? How and…

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Serial Melodrama: From Selling Soap to Social Change

UNITED NATIONS, New York — With their tales of love and betrayal, suspense and romance, vengeance and forgiveness, radio and television melodramas captivate wide audiences in every part of the world.

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Adult Education Offers New Opportunities and Options to Iranian Women

AHVAZ, Islamic Republic of Iran — Flying over Khuzestan, a southwest Iranian province, one can see a vast expanse of arid plains punctuated by the flaring of gas fires at dozens of oil drilling rigs.

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UNFPA Launches National Campaign to End Fistula in Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS, New York — The first ever national campaign to end fistula in Pakistan was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Karachi last week.

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Working with Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

OTAVALO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities in Ecuador, as elsewhere in Latin America, tend to be impoverished and marginalized.

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Supporting Healthier -- and Happier -- Pregnancies in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan — A year after her miscarriage, Sabah was overcome with fear and despair.

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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds

CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.

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New Tool to Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness Among India's Youth

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Young people in India can now easily access information on how to build up their life skills against HIV infection and help change the course of the HIV epidemic, both in their communities and…

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