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With new World Bank funding, SWEDD 2 to expand to Cameroon, Republic of Guinea

04 Jun 2020
SWEDD 2 will continue to support efforts to keep girls in school in Sahel countries like Mali. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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In Mauritania, imams take to radio waves to say child marriage is against Islam

09 December 2019
At the radio station in Selibabi, Mauritania. © World Bank/Vincent Tremeau
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Mauritania Humanitarian Emergency

Mauritania faces climate shocks, high levels of food insecurity and an influx of refugees from Mali. Acute malnutrition exacerbates health risks faced by pregnant and lactating women. UNFPA provides life-saving sexual and reproductive health as well as protection services to affected women and adolescents, including Malian refugees in the Mbera refugee camp.

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  • -Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
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