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“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation

04 February 2025
Women and girls in the village of Otoy in Djibouti’s Tadjourah region, where a community-led movement has successfully lobbied to abandon female genital mutilation. ©UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/AGENCE NEUVIEME
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State of World Population 2012

By Choice, Not By Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

Number of pages: 128

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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The State of the World's Midwifery 2011

Delivering Health, Saving Lives

Number of pages: 180

Publication date: 01 January 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014

A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health

Number of pages: 228

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Breaking the Silence about Maternal Death in Sierra Leone

27 April 2010
Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.
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Working Against All Odds to Improve Maternal Health in DRC

19 September 2011
After decades of conflict that has destroyed much of the infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many pregnant women struggle to access health workers with midwifery skills and the supplies needed for clean deliveries.Photo: Lynsey Addario.
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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

09 June 2010
From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman
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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage

09 October 2012
With the help of her Choose Your Future classmates, Usha blocked her parents' plans to have her married at 15. Photo: William A. Ryan<
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World Population to Increase by One Billion by 2025

13 June 2013
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UNFPA Marks 1,000-Day Milestone to the MDG 2015 Target Date

08 April 2013
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