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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

23 March 2023
Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

15 July 2021
A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya
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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

24 June 2021
Anne Wanjiru leads a programme on sexuality for persons with disabilities, which includes menstrual hygiene management. © This-Ability Trust
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From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage

03 January 2020
Survivors and advocates Nachaki, Rosillah and Eunice speak with advocate and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. (L-R) Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Pratt/Too Young to Wed.
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As Nairobi Summit opens, leaders express optimism and urgency in securing rights for all

12 November 2019
Uhuru Kenyatta welcomes delegates at the Summit's opening. © Nairobi Summit
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As Nairobi Summit approaches, time to move from talk to action on commitments

26 Sep 2019
From left to right and top to bottom: Saitoti Torome, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Planning at Kenya's National Treasury; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem; and Rasmus Prehn, Development Cooperation Minister of Denmark. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Usiet
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