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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

27 May 2016

An estimated 750,000 people have been impacted by the earthquakes in Ecuador. © UNFPA Ecuador/David Lassa

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Improving access to family planning in Haiti amidst the threat of Zika virus

10 May 2016

Dr. Josette Sanon (left) provides residents of Baie D'Orange with much-needed health services during the one-day mobile clinic. © UNFPA Haiti

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

05 May 2016

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones

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Spreading the word: Youth educators provide sexual and reproductive health outreach in Honduras

19 April 2016

Over 1,500 adolescent peer educators have been trained as part of the COPEITSA programme. ©UNFPA Honduras

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Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

26 February 2016

Daniela Souza Batista, her infant daughter Raquel, who was born with microcephaly, and her nine-year old son, Emanuel. ©UNFPA Brazil/Midiã Santana

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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

23 October 2015

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

23 November 2015

Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil

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Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

18 November 2015

Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia

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UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size

30 October 2015

2016 International Conference on Family Planning

25 January - 28 January 2016

Nusa Dua, Indonesia

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