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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns

08 July 2014
Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr
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Violence against women and girls: enough is enough, says UNFPA Head

25 June 2014
Displaced women are escorted by peacekeepers as they collect firewood in Sudan, in 2010. The women say they fear being assaulted when they leave their homes. Photo credit: UN Photo/Albert González Farran
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Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board

25 June 2014
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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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Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

22 May 2014
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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

19 May 2014
<p>Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka</i> </p>
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Côte d’Ivoire rolls out campaign to reduce adolescent pregnancies

16 May 2014
Students in C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire, where a campaign aims to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and information. Photo credit: UNFPA C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire
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Statement

Statement on the International Day of Families

15 May 2014
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Statement

Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

05 May 2014
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Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

15 April 2014
Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
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