Obstetric Fistula Needs Assessment
UNFPA partnered with EngenderHealth to conduct a first-ever study on the occurrence of fistula in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Chad,…
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HIV and Infant Feeding
The purpose of this HIV and Infant Feeding Framework for Priority Action is to recommend to governments key actions, related to infant and young…
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The Male Latex Condom
The male latex condom is a simple, low-cost device, but because lives depend on it, it has to meet demanding performance requirements. This technical…
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Preventing HIV Infection, Promoting Reproductive Health
Previously known as AIDS Update, this is the 12th annual publication to provide information about actions taken by UNFPA, the United Nations…
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State of World Population 2003
Some 1.2 billion people--one person in five--are between ages 10 and 19, the largest number of adolescents in history. Half of them are poor; one in…
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Adolescents: Profiles in Empowerment
More than 1 billion girls and boys around the world are in their second decade of life. About 85 per cent of these young people live in developing…
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Enlisting the Armed Forces to Protect Reproductive Health and Rights
Taking advantage of the considerable organizational and human resources of military institutions to protect reproductive health and rights is…
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Learning from RHI Partnerships, 1998 - 2002
From 1998 - 2002 the European Commission, UNFPA and European and local NGOs came together under the Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia (RHI)…
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Population and Poverty
Poverty has taken centre stage in development ever since it was raised as a priority global issue in the International Conferences in the 1990s and…
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