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Talking Census Under the Baobob Tree

16 March 2012
<p>A group of local men, UNFPA representatives and statisticians discuss the country's upcoming census under the shade of the baobab tree.</p>
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Two UNFPA Projects for Men Selected as Part of the 'Women Deliver 50'

08 March 2012
Niger's Schools for Husbands was voted for one of 'Women Deliver 50' top projects for women
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Saving Women’s Lives in Rural Ethiopia by Task-Shifting Procedures to Clinicians

01 March 2012
The first graduates of Ayder Hospital's Master's programme in Integrated Emergency Surgery and Obstetrics, who will now be able to provide emergency obstetric care and fill some of the gaps in care, especially in rural areas.</p> <p>Photo: UNFPA Ethiopia
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Mobilizing Men by Exploring Ways that Equality Benefits All

13 February 2012
Team-building activity at the Mobilizing Men campaign planning workshop in Nairobi. Photo: Alan Greig.
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2,000 More African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 2011

06 February 2012
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Two More Corners of Ethiopia Call for an End to Genital Cutting

02 February 2012
A group of girls disavowed female genital mutilation/cutting at a declaration ceremony in the Argoba district.
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More Communities in Senegal Disavow Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

31 January 2012
The young women of Pata (in the Kolda region of southwest Senegal) are active in the campaign to end female genital mutilation/cutting.
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In Mogadishu, Nothing Is Simple

05 January 2012
"Lack of equipment is endemic in this area ofthe country, there is nothing," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, director of the Somalia Medina hospital in the capital. Photo: Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos
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Youths Vow to Protect Themselves and Others

22 December 2011
Phakama("Rise,Stand Up"), a theatre troupe in South Africa, educates audiences about HIV and AIDS. Actors shown here perform a scene emphasizing the importance of caregiving to those with virus.
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Cutting the Carbon Footprint in South Africa

14 December 2011
A woman who works at a rooibostea farm in South Africa carries a crop. Working collectively, the farmers have been successful marketing the tea locally and abroad, providing a model of economic sustainability. Photo@UNFPA
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