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Leaders pledge to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths within a generation

26 September 2014
Munira Sha'ban, a renowned Jordanian midwife, speaks at a high-level UN event on improving the survival of women, newborns and children. Beside her are Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chinese diplomacy leader Li Xiaolin, and Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and For Malaria Ray Chambers. Photo credit: Stuart Ramson/UN Foundation
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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development

22 September 2014
A pregnant woman rests outside the maternity ward at the Kanungu Health Center IV, in Uganda. Photo credit:Tadej Znidarcic
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Building the future now

24 January 2014
Participants talked about the importance of UNFPA-supported thematic funds—the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS), the Maternal Health Thematic Trust Fund (MTHF), the Unified Budget and Results Accountability Framework (UBRAF), and the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C—at national level. Country-focused approaches, quick response and support were mentioned as important assets leading to positive changes in the area of health.
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Roadmap promises to save lives of 140,000 women and 250,000 newborns

08 July 2014
Participants in the MDG Advocates meeting, in Kigali, take a selfie. Included are (left-right) Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Photo credit: Paul Kagame/Flickr
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Mothers, Youth Displaced by Solomon Islands Flooding

30 April 2014
<p>Flooding has left a broad swath of destruction in the Solomon Islands. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Pacific/Maha Muna</i> </p>
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‘Task Shifting’ brings Emergency Maternity Care to Burkina Faso Women

17 April 2014
Dr. Madeleine Dabire speaks about task shifting in Koupela, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: APANEWS
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More Support Still Needed for Health, Protection of Women and Girls 100 Days After Typhoon Haiyan

19 February 2014
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Improving Health Care in West Africa

04 February 2014
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India Launches its National Adolescent Health Strategy

17 January 2014
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It Takes a Market to get Men to Use Condoms in Africa. Here's How.

17 December 2013
<p>The studies are a collaborative effort between Population Services International (PSI) and UNFPA.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; Mwana Bermudas</i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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