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On World Population Day, UNFPA calls for investment in youth

11 July 2014
Ouadrago Sanga Théodore (left) moderates at a condom demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard
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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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Press Release

With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released to save lives of additional 140,000 women, 250,000 newborns by end of 2015

03 July 2014
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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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Speech

Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board

25 June 2014
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Father Aldo Marchesini and Jhpiego recognized with UN Population Award

12 June 2014
<p>Community health worker Ozara Husseini (left) speaks with Najiba, who has five children, about family planning in Katasank, Afghanistan, as part of a Jhpiego-supported programme, in 2010. <i>Photo credit: Kate Holt/Jhpiego</i> </p>
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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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Press Release

Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

03 June 2014
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Midwives could cut maternal, newborn deaths by two thirds, says new State of the World’s Midwifery

03 June 2014
<p>When properly trained and supported, midwives could provide nearly 90 per cent of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services needed by women and newborns. Photo credit: <i>Jhpiego/Kate Holt</i> </p>
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Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

22 May 2014
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