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UNFPA 2011 Maternal Health Highlights

05 January 2012
A mother and her family wait while her baby is checked by a doctor in the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Somaliland.Photo: Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos
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UNFPA Gives Ambulances and Other Equipment to Senegal

23 December 2011
UNFPA ave $1.5 million in medical equipment to Senegal in December 2011, including 10 ambulances, shown here in front of the presidential palace in Dakar.
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A Fruitful Trip to Seoul for UNFPA Executive Director

14 December 2011
Dr. Osotimehin visiting Korea International Cooperation Agency officials with the aim of fostering strong partnerships between them and UNFPA.
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Cutting the Carbon Footprint in South Africa

14 December 2011
A woman who works at a rooibostea farm in South Africa carries a crop. Working collectively, the farmers have been successful marketing the tea locally and abroad, providing a model of economic sustainability. Photo@UNFPA
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Opinion

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

09 December 2011
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Landmark Action on Midwifery

07 December 2011
Swaziland - A midwife listening to the foetal heart rate. Photo@UNFPA
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‘Your Life, Your Rights, Your Contraception’

07 December 2011
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of UNFPA (second from left) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal (right) at the family planning conference in Dakar.
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News

Saying No: 16 Days Against Gender Violence

02 December 2011
A 16-day international effort to end violence against women and girls started Nov. 25. Here, a girl tends her family's shop in the Philippines. Photo: Joe Penney
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Worldwide Focus on Family Planning Begins at West African Forum

30 November 2011
The family planning conference in Senegal is meant to address, among other issues, the needs of young mothers like this one, shown at a clinic in the countryside. Photo: Joe Penney
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A Malawi Newborn With a Potent Message

22 November 2011
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