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School campaign aims to help Côte d’Ivoire reap demographic dividend
"I knew I was pregnant, but I talked to my classmate, not my parents or my teachers,” said Amina, 18, a student in Daoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. “My parents were very upset and not kind. They rejected me." The…
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Procurement Statistics for 2014 are now available
The 2014 UNFPA Procurement Statistics have been released.
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One month after Nepal's quake, needs of women, girls still enormous
UNITED NATIONS, New York – More than a month has passed since homes and lives were shattered by Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The disaster triggered landslides and violent aftershocks that have pushed families out…
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Burundi refugees giving birth in unsafe conditions
Women are giving birth on ferries, in temporary shelters and en route to Tanzania’s Nyarugusu refugee camp, say relief workers responding to the Burundi crisis, which has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing across…
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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect
For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than physical. The condition often leaves them stigmatized by their communities, abandoned by their…
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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process
YOLA, Nigeria – After being captured from their homes, violently abused and, in many cases, starved almost to death, survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency have begun the long process of healing.
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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story
In just one year, the life of 21-year-old Carleta Eugenio Francisco has transformed completely. Before, she was isolated in her community in the Namarroi District, Mozambique, stigmatized for suffering from the effects…
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Conditions remain harsh for Nepal quake survivors
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Conditions remain precarious for survivors of Nepal’s 25 April earthquake, who continue to experience violent aftershocks. The largest, on 12 May, added further deaths…
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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed
BATOURI, Cameroon – On a quiet Sunday afternoon at the Batouri District Hospital in eastern Cameroon, Dr. Abdourahamane Diallo was preparing to go home when a motorbike rushed up to the maternity ward. A heavily…
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