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In southern Malawi, reaping the benefits of investing in adolescent girls

A girl who learned tailoring with the support of the UN Joint Programme for Adolescent Girls (JPAG) in Malawi shows off her latest work. Photo credit: UNFPA Malawi

14 July 2014

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On World Population Day, UNFPA calls for investment in youth

Ouadrago Sanga Théodore (left) moderates at a condom demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard

11 July 2014

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Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." Photo credit: UNFPA

09 July 2014

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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns

Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr

08 July 2014

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UN Secretary-General pledges support to reduce maternal death in Kenya

Siddharth Chatterjee, the UNFPA Representative in Kenya, met with the Kenyan First Lady in June to discuss advancing maternal health in the country. Photo credit: Office of the First Lady

06 July 2014

Press Release

With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released to save lives of additional 140,000 women, 250,000 newborns by end of 2015

03 July 2014

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In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

Marsa Nyaluak and midwife trainee Ana Chuoch David in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Ms. David was able to save both Ms. Nyaluak and her daughter, Happy, when complications arose during childbirth. Photo credit: UNFPA/Jaime Jacques

07 July 2014

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Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

Siblings take shelter in a school in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, after fleeing recent fighting. Photo credit: UNHCR/S. Baldwin

30 June 2014

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Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

Mitslal Giday and Beruho Gebrezgi convene a forum for pregnant women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo credit: UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw

02 July 2014

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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem

26 June 2014

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