News

Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

14 May 2013
Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman
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News

Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

02 May 2013
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News

Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

02 April 2014
<p>Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA</i> <br/> &nbsp;</p>
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News

UNFPA Patron in Mozambique

14 November 2012
<p>In her first encounter with UNFPA&rsquo;s work in the national context, Crown Princess Mary made a strong impression on the people she met, who in turn, were a source of inspiration for her. <i>Photo: Torkil Adersen / Scanpix</i> </p>
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News

Piloting Community Maternal Health Care to Save Mothers' Lives in Tibet

19 December 2012
Xi-re takes the blood pressure of one of her clients Photo: Chen Jianzhong/UNFPA
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Opinion

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

09 December 2011
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News

Bolivia: Training Midwives to Treat Indigenous Mothers with Respect

03 May 2009
A midwifery training programme aims to improve care for Bolivia's indigenous women by treating them with respect and Dignity.
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Publications

UNFPA Work on Indigenous Issues

Number of pages: 15

Publication date: 01 January 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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This report documents how UNFPA Country Offices in Latin America, Asia and Africa are supporting indigenous issues in the areas of population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.

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