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12 February 2018
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7 things you might not know about child marriage
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or married. But for millions,…
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10 February 2018
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Doctors must immediately stop mutilating girls
Just before leaving office, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf signed an executive order to stop domestic violence. The order included a one-year ban on female genital…
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07 February 2018
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FGM performed in clinics can make it dangerously attractive
FGM is widely prevalent in some Arab countries: it affects 87 percent of women and girls in Egypt and in Sudan, 98 percent in Somalia, 93 percent in Djibouti and 19 percent in…
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06 February 2018
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Ending FGM is a political decision
For UNFPA, the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a violation of the body and the mind of little girls, and a violation of human…
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06 February 2018
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A race against trends
Joint Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalaia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation…
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04 February 2018
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UNFPA's vision and agenda 2030
Our new strategic plan is designed to drive the ambitions and goals of the ICPD and 2030 agendas.
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29 January 2018
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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa
A new reproductive health clinic has been opened in the embattled northern Syrian city of Al-Tabqa, which has been the site of intense fighting over the past five years.
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24 January 2018
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As Rohingya refugee crisis escalates, women emerge as front-line responders
he border between Bangladesh and Myanmar is the site of the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Over 620,000 Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Rakhine State in Myanmar have…
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25 January 2018
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The plight of being pregnant in today’s Yemen
When Amna, a 30 year old woman from Sanaa, Yemen, gave birth to her second child, the baby was born with severe disabilities and died immediately.
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