Girls call for tearing down gender barriers in Republic of Moldova

01 August 2016

Alexandrina, Amina and Ionela talk about the barriers girls face in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Republic of Moldova

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No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

29 July 2016

Midwife Daw Aye Myint visits the home of a new mother for a postpartum check-up in the remote region of Magway. © UNFPA Myanmar

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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

26 July 2016

A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka

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Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

21 July 2016

Greicy Alves with her son, Gabriel, who has microcephaly. Ms. Alves was diagnosed with Zika in her first trimester. Marginalized women are disproportionately affected by the outbreak. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida

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UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals

Resource date: 2015

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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

18 July 2016

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt

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Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic

13 July 2016

Agnod counsels villagers on family planning. Efforts like Agnod's have helped the country lower its maternal death rate significantly. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor

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Getting help to nomad moms on the move in West Darfur

12 July 2016

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

11 July 2016

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