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In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

23 May 2014

In her village in Nepal, Pramila Chaurisiya advocates for women to receive treatment for obstetric fistula. Photo credit: UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

22 May 2014

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A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

22 May 2014

Sharifa (left) at the Malalai Maternity Hospital talking to the doctor that treated her fistula, Dr. Pashtoon Kohistani. Photo credit: Zainab Hiadary/UNFPA Afghanistan

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Providing Support for the Chibok Girls and their Families

19 May 2014

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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

19 May 2014

Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka

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Côte d’Ivoire rolls out campaign to reduce adolescent pregnancies

16 May 2014

Students in Côte d'Ivoire, where a campaign aims to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and information. Photo credit: UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire

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‘Lost Children’ Reveal Need to Support Families – and Women

15 May 2014

Journalist and child advocate Gladys Kalibbala with a boy in Uganda. Photo courtesy of Participant Media

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Tailoring Services to Nigeria’s Young People

14 May 2014

Kori Habib speaks to adolescents at Hello Lagos, a youth centre and health programme in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo credit: APANEWS

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The colour purple, changing the future of Afghan mothers

09 May 2014

From left to right: Aqela, Masooma and Fatima, students at the Community Midwifery School in Kabul. Photo credit: Maria Blanco Lora/UNFPA.

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Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families

07 May 2014

Mothers listen to a community health worker talk about family planning in the Tomping camp in Juba, South Sudan. Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor

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