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Mobile clinics deliver last-mile reproductive health care in Madagascar

26 March 2021
A pregnant woman en route to deliver her child at Regional Reference Hospital of Ambovombe in Androy region, Madagascar. Trips by cart can sometimes take the entire day. © UNFPA Madagascar
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The Bridge 'Portobelo' - Mini Documentary | UNFPA

March 25, 2021
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem's Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 25, 2021

To mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem honours the memory of those forced from their homelands and calls for the end of slavery's legacy of racism and discrimination that continues to oppress people of African descent today. 

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Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia

22 March 2021
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The Power to Say Yes, the Right to Say No

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Call for Nomination for Experts to Serve on the Technical Working Group on Specifications of Contraceptive Devices and Personal Lubricants

22 Mar 2021
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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

19 March 2021
Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021

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Ending racism is a task for everyone and is central to building fairer, more democratic and egalitarian societies

29 Oct 2020
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Experts make a call to renew the commitment to advocate the human rights of Afrodescendant populations and redouble efforts to fight racism and discrimination

22 Sep 2020
Around 134 million afrodescendant people live in Latin America and the Caribbean, representing 21% of the total population in the region.
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