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Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts

03 December 2015
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State of World Population 2015

Shelter From The Storm - A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world

Number of pages: 136

Publication date: 03 December 2015

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Ukraine Humanitarian Newsletter, Issue 02, November 2015

Resource date: 30 November 2015

Author: UNFPA Ukraine

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If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe

December 2, 2015

Ugandan musicians promote condom use to save lives. Read more about this hit music video.

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“If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe”: Ugandan musicians promote condom use to save lives

30 November 2015
Ugandan musician GNL Zamba, Jody Phibi, Jazmine Lydia, Ray Signature and Big Trill in the music video for "If It's Not On, It's Not Safe." © Reach a Hand Uganda
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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

23 November 2015
Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil
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Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

18 November 2015
Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia
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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages: 98

Publication date: 12 November 2015

Author: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

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The global maternal death ratio fell by 44 per cent between 1990 and 2015. The total number of maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532,000 in 1990 to an estimated 303,000 in 2015. This equates to an estimated global maternal death ratio of 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.

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Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN

12 November 2015
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Maternal mortality in humanitarian crises and in fragile settings

Resource date: 12 November 2015

Author: UNFPA

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