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Father Aldo Marchesini and Jhpiego recognized with UN Population Award

12 June 2014
<p>Community health worker Ozara Husseini (left) speaks with Najiba, who has five children, about family planning in Katasank, Afghanistan, as part of a Jhpiego-supported programme, in 2010. <i>Photo credit: Kate Holt/Jhpiego</i> </p>
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Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

10 June 2014
Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes
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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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At least two women each hour fall victim to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says UNFPA

06 June 2014
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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

05 June 2014
Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw
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Connecting mothers-to-be with health clinics in rural Zambia

04 June 2014
<p>Olivia Kaunda (left) relaxes outside the Luvuzi maternity waiting home at the Luvuzi Rural Health Clinic. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Zambia/Zandonda</i> </p>
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Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

03 June 2014
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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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Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

30 May 2014
<p>Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: <i>UNFPA Somalia</i> </p>
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Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

28 May 2014
<p>A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser</i> </p>
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