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Women and girls fleeing Mali conflict find shelter at a displacement camp

July 16, 2024

Hundreds of women and girls fleeing conflict in the Bandiagara region of Mali have found shelter at this displacement camp in Sokoura.

Hear from Aïssata Baby, Humanitarian Analyst, UNFPA Mali, about the crucial care women and girls are receiving from UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

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Better Data for a Better World

June 19, 2024
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Boundless Potential

June 19, 2024
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15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

July 2, 2024

At just 15 years old, Maiga is dealing with the impacts of being raped.

She’s one of many women and girls in Mali receiving support for physical, sexual, and psychological violence at the One Stop Centre in Mopti.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting this life-saving care.

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Striving for trans pride and indigenous women’s rights in Peru

June 25, 2024

When Gaby, 27, an indigenous Awajún woman, returned home to Mamayaque, a remote town in Peru’s Amazonas region, she noticed the violence committed by men against women and the discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.

As a transgender woman, she too faced stigma and discrimination while living and working in Lima and other cities.

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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

28 May 2021
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Integrating health and civil registration data

September 12, 2017

Integrating health and civil registration data In this interview with Edward Duffus of Plan International, he explains the value of integrating health system data with the civil registration process. He also explores tools for improving civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) processes.

 

SERIES: How to improve CRVS systems

Experts share their experiences and offer advice to help countries improve civil registration and vital statistics systems. Discover the tools and techniques that can lead to stronger CRVS systems.

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Important steps to improve CRVS systems

September 12, 2017

Important steps to improve CRVS systems Samuel Mills, an expert from the World Bank Group, outlines important steps — such as prioritizing activities and reviewing legislation — to build high-functioning CRVS systems.

 

SERIES: How to improve CRVS systems

Experts share their experiences and offer advice to help countries improve civil registration and vital statistics systems. Discover the tools and techniques that can lead to stronger CRVS systems.

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How the Global Financing Facility supports CRVS system strengthening

September 12, 2017

 How the Global Financing Facility supports CRVS system strengthening The Global Financing Facility supports efforts to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. Learn more about the role it plays from Maletela Tuoane-Nkhasi of the Global Financing Facility Secretariat.

 

SERIES: How to improve CRVS systems

Experts share their experiences and offer advice to help countries improve civil registration and vital statistics systems. Discover the tools and techniques that can lead to stronger CRVS systems.

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Capturing cause of deaths outside health facilities through verbal autopsies

September 12, 2017
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