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23 February 2016
The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon
BATOURI, Cameroon – Due to complications during the birth of her 11th child, Zandelé Colette, now 56, underwent an emergency caesarean section. However, the procedure occurred too…
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19 February 2016
The girl who said 'no' to marriage
The girl who said 'no' to marriage By Sarah Buckley BBC News
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09 February 2016
Female Genital Mutilation must end within a generation, says Nigerian First Lady
Abuja, Nigeria– At a ceremony in the Nigerian Capital State House, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UNICEF launched on 9 February 2016 their joint programme on the…
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08 February 2016
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“Realizing Demographic Dividend in Africa: the Critical Importance of Adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”
“As a group, adolescent girls can be a formidable force to create a better world with the right investments, support and interventions; adolescent girls have the power and…
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27 January 2016
Educating youth about sexual and reproductive health on the beaches of Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal – On a hot summer day in December 2015, Khady, a quiet 19-year-old, approached a lively crowd of Senegalese youth gathered on a beach in Keur Massar, a development…
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19 January 2016
Nigeria: The voice of empowered fistula survivors in Kano state
UNFPA Nigeria in collaboration with Fistula Foundation, the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) and Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development gave hope…
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07 January 2016
Harmful traditions contribute to traumatic birth injuries in Chad
N’DJAMENA, Chad – Like many child brides, Micheline Yotoudjim suffered terribly after she was married. She was married off at age 14, became pregnant at 16, and then experienced a…
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17 December 2015
Sierra Leone: Government and Ebola survivors Hail UNFPA Role in Ebola Response
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone. “I owe gratitude to UNFPA. Had it not been for the efforts of their contact tracers, I keep wondering whether I would have been alive today.” These are…
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03 December 2015
Press Release
Leaving No One Behind: Building Resilience in West and Central Africa for more than 2 million IDPs in 11 countries
Sido, Chad, 3 December 2015. The Republic of Chad hosted on December 3, 2015, the regional launch of the 2015 State of World Population Report at Sido, in the Moyen-Chari Region…
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