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Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

07 July 2017
When Mae Esparcia returned to work after having a baby, she was able to access contraceptive pills through a workplace family planning programme. ©UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
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For many women in Ukraine, escape from conflict not an escape from violence

07 June 2017
UNFPA mobile teams have reached thousands of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine. © UNFPA/Maks Levin
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Midwives offer care, dignity and a lifeline for Haiti's mothers

04 May 2017
"We are rewarded when we hear the newborn’s cry and see the mother’s smile," said midwife Résia Pierre Pierre (right). © UNFPA Haiti
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Global Leaders Commit Support for UNFPA at London Family Planning Summit

13 July 2017
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Young people call for education, health care, rights – and politicians are listening

19 May 2017
Young people face myriad barriers to realizing their human rights, including poor access to education and health care. And girls are especially vulnerable, facing discrimination, violence and high rates of early pregnancy. © UNFPA
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High-level event on investing in youth to eradicate poverty and promote prosperity

calendar_today17 July 2017

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Power Her Choices

July 11, 2017

Family planning is a human right. Yet in developing countries, 214 million women don't have the power to decide their future. With Power Her Choices, UNFPA, United Colors of Benetton and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are calling attention to this unacceptable situation.  

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One year after Ebola’s end, Sierra Leone's midwives help mend health system

19 June 2017
Midwifery students listen to a fetal heartbeat. A new generation of midwives will shore up reproductive health care in Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone. © Olivia Acland, United Nations
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Nutrition International and UNFPA partner to improve women and adolescent girls’ health

11 July 2017
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Family Planning Summit Opening Plenary Remarks

11 July 2017
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