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Africa launches historic campaign to end child marriage

09 June 2014
<p>People attend a rally opposing child marriage in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2012. <i>Photo credit: UN Photo/Emmanuel Tobey</i> </p>
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Midwives could cut maternal, newborn deaths by two thirds, says new State of the World’s Midwifery

03 June 2014
<p>When properly trained and supported, midwives could provide nearly 90 per cent of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services needed by women and newborns. Photo credit: <i>Jhpiego/Kate Holt</i> </p>
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Maternal deaths continue to fall, new data show

06 May 2014
<p>Anik, 16, with her newborn at the General Government Hospital in Tulear, Madagascar. UNFPA provides essential materials to new mothers at the hospital. <i>Photo credit: Magnum Photos/Dominic Nahr</i> </p>
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United Nations agencies report steady progress in saving mothers’ lives

06 May 2014
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Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

15 April 2014
Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
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Making Sense of Myanmar's Census

31 March 2014
<p>A mother and child on the outskirts of Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UN Photo</i> </p>
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It Takes a Market to get Men to Use Condoms in Africa. Here's How.

17 December 2013
<p>The studies are a collaborative effort between Population Services International (PSI) and UNFPA.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; Mwana Bermudas</i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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Towards the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence

21 September 2013
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Technology is Transforming the Future of Development

24 May 2013
<p>More affordable and multifunctional electronic devices now permeate the developing world, opening up new possibilities and rapid advances in health care and education. <i>Photo &copy; Mark Tuschman</i> </p>
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Myanmar Tests Procedures for Its 2014 Census

22 April 2013
<p>Data processing center at the Department of Population in the Ministry of Inmigration and Population in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar's new capital city. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Myanmar/Pyay Kyaw Myint</i> </p>
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