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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

06 November 2013

Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA

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Population Conference Adopts Montevideo Consensus of Wide-Ranging Priority Actions on Reproductive Health, Gender Equality, Young People

15 August 2013

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Addressing High-Risk Pregnancies in Northeast Brazil

26 June 2013

Dr. Osotimehin with Dr. Dolores Fernandez, Director of IPERBA (left) at Bahia's Institute of Perinatology. Photo: Ulisses Lacava/UNFPA Brazil

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Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing the ICPD in Brazil

21 June 2013

The UNFPA Executive Director discussed present and future challenges for Brazil with Ricardo Paes de Barros, a Minister of the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs. Photo: Photo: SAE/PR

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UNFPA Patron Warmly Received at Rio Youth Centre.

19 September 2012

The Crown Princess was warmly received by young people in Cidade de Deus neighbourhood of Rio.

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Executive Director Sees Progress for Women and Young People in Colombia

11 September 2012

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin talks to young people who use 'youth friendly' reproductive health services in Bogota. Photo: UNFPA Colombia/Leonardo Cifuentes

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Senegal and Brazil Forge South-South Cooperation on Census Activities

07 August 2012

From left to right: Moustapha Ndour, First Counselor of the Embassy of Senegal in Brazil; Ambassador Fernando Abreu, future Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC); Roberto Neves Sant’Anna, IBGE Foreign Affairs Advisor; Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye, Ambassador of Senegal in Brazil; Marco Farani, Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC); and Harold Robinson, UNFPA Representative in Brazil and Country Director for Argentina and Paraguay. Photo: Ulisses Lacava/UNFPA

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Executive Director Visits Rocinha, One of South America’s Largest Slums

29 June 2012

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dr. Margaret Chan were presented with a painting by one of the clients of the paint workshop at the health complex in Rocinha.

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Population Key to Sustainable Development, Says New UNFPA Report

21 June 2012

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Rio+20: Nations Renew Agreements on Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Youth and Women’s Empowerment

20 June 2012

High hopes have been pinned on the outcome of the Rio+20 Summit. Photo: Ulisses Lacava/UNFPA