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Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda

17 June 2016

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The Very Important Girls Group: Investing in youth to invest in the future of Tanzania

The Action for Adolescent Girls initiative has reached thousands of girls in the Shinyanga region Tanzania since launching there in 2012. © UNFPA Tanzania

15 June 2016

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Ending AIDS through integrated care: Combining sexual and reproductive health and HIV services in Malawi

A nurse at Malawi's Mzenga Health Centre talks to a young couple about sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

09 June 2016

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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

An estimated 750,000 people have been impacted by the earthquakes in Ecuador. © UNFPA Ecuador/David Lassa

27 May 2016

World Population Day 2016

07 July - 11 July 2016

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Message of the Secretary-General on World Population Day 2016

Message of the Executive Director on World Population Day 2016

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10 things you should know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises

Over 250,000 refugees have fled the violence in Burundi since last April. © UNFPA/Sawiche Wamunza

23 May 2016

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Supporting women in crisis: Syrian refugees find services and hope in Türkiye's safe spaces

Fatma Fayiz Dawi (centre) regularly visits a UNFPA-supported Safe Space, where she can receive psychosocial support and other services. © UNFPA Türkiye/Aykut Aytac

24 May 2016

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With a midwife’s help, quadruplets are safely delivered in remote Afghanistan

An expectant mother receives a check up at the Qaramat Family Health House in Afghanistan's central highlands. © UNFPA Afghanistan

16 May 2016

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Improving access to family planning in Haiti amidst the threat of Zika virus

Dr. Josette Sanon (left) provides residents of Baie D'Orange with much-needed health services during the one-day mobile clinic. © UNFPA Haiti

10 May 2016

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones

05 May 2016

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