News

Amid Crisis in South Sudan, Youth Continue to Hope for a Brighter Future

21 April 2014
<p>A group of young people taking part in the UNFPA Youth and Adolescents Programme at the Juba III civilian protection camp in the South Sudanese capital. They are being trained to become peer educators on reproductive health and HIV prevention. <i>Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor</i> </p>
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News

Giving Birth amid Chaos in South Sudan

28 March 2014
Mary Akuol with her newborn son at the Juba III civilian protection camp. Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor/UNFPA
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News

Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

17 March 2014
Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010
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Building the Future of Africa by Empowering Women and Youth

11 March 2014
Ms. Trina S. Haque, Sector Manager for the World Bank Group's Health, Nutrition and Population in West and Central Africa; Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; and H.E., Ms. Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Minister of Population, Promotion of Women and Protection of Children of Niger.
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News

Ban Soon-Taek, wife of UN Secretary-General and Activist, Visits UNFPA-Supported Projects in Sierra Leone

06 March 2014
Mrs. Ban Soon-Taek meets triplets born at the Dworzak Community Health Centre.
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In the News

Family Planning in Ethiopia

10 January 2014
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News

It Takes a Market to get Men to Use Condoms in Africa. Here's How.

17 December 2013
<p>The studies are a collaborative effort between Population Services International (PSI) and UNFPA.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; Mwana Bermudas</i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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UNFPA Provides Support for Women and Girls as Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Central African Republic

19 December 2013
Young people line up at the Don Bosco Youth Centre in Bangui, one the sites where thousands of people have taken refuge from the latest surge in sectarian violence ravaging Central African Republic. UNFPA has deployed emergency assistance to displaced women and youth affected by the fighting, delivering dignity and safe birth kits, as well as life-saving supplies. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA CAR</i>
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela

05 December 2013
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In the News

Saving Mothers' and Babies' Lives in Democratic Republic of the Congo

20 November 2013
<i>Photo:</i> <i> <span>&copy;</span> Sven Torfinn/Panos/H4+</i>
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