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One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence

(Right to left) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meet with one-stop centre staff. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 04 July 2018
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  • A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
  • 30 May 2018
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  • HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

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HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane
  • 23 July 2018
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  • Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia
  • 16 July 2018
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  • Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
  • 07 June 2018
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  • Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
  • 23 May 2018
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  • A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp
  • 10 May 2018
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  • Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
  • 06 April 2018
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  • From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
  • 04 April 2018
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  • Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan
  • 09 February 2018
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