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Searching for Solutions: Violence Against Women in the South Pacific

Domestic violence is known to be a serious problem in the South Pacific. But, partly because it has traditionally been considered a private matter, the prevalence, causes and consequences of domestic violence in the…

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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change

NAIROBI, Kenya — “This initiative will improve the lives, health and dignity of women and girls in Africa,” said Nafissatou Diop, coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme that aims for the abandonment of the…

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Challenges Loom as World Population Hits 7 Billion

<p>She's a 40-year-old mother of eight, with a ninth child due soon. The family homestead in a Burundi village is too small to provide enough food, and three of the children have quit school for lack of money…

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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

<p>SARE HAROUNA, Senegal — When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry.</p>

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Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region

GARISSA, Kenya —“I’ll have children until I die,” says Mohammed Abdi, a 56-year-old man who is expecting his 25th child.

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Addressing Low Fertility in a World of 7 Billion: Macedonians Try Financial Incentives

VEVCHANI, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — This mountain village of tiled roofs and narrow streets dates back to the seventh century.

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Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning

<p>DAKAR — While in 1990 the average woman in Senegal had 6.7 children in her reproductive cycle. In 2009, when the latest statistics were made available, they had 4.8, according to the Health Ministry.</p>

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One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

GARISSA, Kenya — While Hawa Ali, a 27-year-old mother of nine, was pregnant with triplets, Garissa Provincial Hospital in Northern Kenya became her second home.

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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

DADAAB, Kenya — Fatima knew that the journey from Southern Somalia to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp could be very dangerous.

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