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In Pakistan, empowering midwives to empower women

20 November 2017
Midwives attend to clients in Sindh Province. Midwifery training programmes are empowering women and saving lives. © UNFPA Pakistan
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Solar lanterns light perilous path to shared toilets in Myanmar refugee camps

17 November 2017
Solar-powered lanterns light the way to shared toilets in this displacement camp in Kachin State, Myanmar. Women and girls are vulnerable to attack on their way to the facilities. © Metta Development Foundation/Hkawng Nan
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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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Trailblazing all-girl cricket tournament calls for bowling out child marriage

14 November 2017
Gudiya Chaudhary traveled 35 km to participate in the tournament, which was the first of its kind in the district. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Ending child marriage in Sierra Leone

October 25, 2017

UNFPA and UNICEF are jointly implementing the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage. The Global Programme approach recognises that ending child marriage will involve addressing complex socio-cultural and structural factors which contribute to child marriage over an extended period.

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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

08 November 2017
Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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