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14 October 2024
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A Beacon of Hope for Remote Communities in Guinea-Bissau: Mobile Clinics Launch a New Era of Accessibility
A Beacon of Hope for Remote Communities in Guinea-Bissau: Mobile Clinics Launch a New Era of Accessibility
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10 October 2024
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Voices for Change: Using Drama and Song to Empower Communities Against FGM
In The Gambia, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a deeply-entrenched practice despite being banned and widely recognized for its harmful effects on women and girls.
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26 September 2024
Press Release
Governments and Philanthropies Commit Approximately US$350 Million, Giving Urgent Boost to Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Supplies and Services Worldwide
During the UN General Assembly, countries and donors rally critical investments to save women and girls’ lives and drive sustainable development. NEW YORK, 24 September 2024 -…
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24 September 2024
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From Homebirth to Hospital: How UNFPA's support and youth centres are transforming lives in Liberia
In Rivercess County, Liberia, where challenges like adolescent pregnancy are prevalent, UNFPA's support has brought transformative change. Benita, a 21-year-old mother of a four…
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24 September 2024
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Midwifery learning lab spurs enrollment surge, delivering more midwives for safer births in Liberia
At the Phebe-Esther Bacon College of Health Sciences, a new chapter in midwifery education is being written. Thanks to the UNFPA-equipped learning lab, the institution is now…
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16 September 2024
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SWEDD hosts successful workshop on transforming harmful gender norms and addressing gender-based violence
The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project recently hosted a regional workshop aimed at reinforcing programmes that target harmful social norms and…
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12 September 2024
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“A race against time”: Djamila’s journey to hospital by canoe in flood-ravaged Cameroon
FAR NORTH REGION, Cameroon – As Djamila* clutched her pregnant belly, the floodwaters rose around her, threatening to engulf the fragile canoe she had escaped in. “The water…
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30 August 2024
Statement
Dr Sennen HOUNTON's statement on Sierra Leone at the Executive Board
Mister President, Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, In Sierra Leone, important achievements have been made that give reasons for some optimism: the government…
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27 August 2024
Statement
Statement by Dr. Sennen Hounton, Regional Director, UNFPA West and Central Africa during the UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS Executive Board
The security situation has substantially worsened in the Sahel and its effects expand far beyond to the costal countries.
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