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05 April 2016
How a new blood bank is saving the lives of pregnant women in Darfur
Last year, when Zahar Ali went into labour with her first child, her family brought her to El Fasher Maternity Hospital, North Darfur’s largest health facility offering maternity…
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30 March 2016
Press Release
A Year of Conflict in Yemen Puts the Lives of 3.4 Million Women of Reproductive Age at Risk
A year of conflict in Yemen has led to 21.2 million people requiring some form of humanitarian assistance, with nearly half of them being women and girls. UNFPA, the United…
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28 March 2016
Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen
Aisha* was raised in a one room apartment adjacent to her father’s grocery shop in a small town 100 kilometres from Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. Shortly after she turned 12, her…
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24 March 2016
A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd
During the 60th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), UNFPA announced that it was appointing actor and activist Ashley Judd as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of…
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17 March 2016
The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030
“When I was 12-years old, my family organized a ceremony to transition my sisters and myself to become women,” says Kakenya Ntaiya, a member of Kenya’s Maasai tribe. “I was first…
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16 March 2016
Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones
“When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Social Services,…
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10 March 2016
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on family planning and Zika virus
Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly urges governments and all other partners to provide…
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09 March 2016
Press Release
UNFPA provides life-saving care for pregnant women in Taizz
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, estimates that at least 90,000 pregnant women are in Taizz City, with 4,500 of them facing the risk of dying due to complications during…
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08 March 2016
5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan
When Mohammad and Kholoud Suliman were told that their infant daughter was the 5000th baby born at the UNFPA-supported women’s clinic in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp, they…
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