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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights

Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi

01 October 2014

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Youth Envoy shines spotlight on young people’s development priorities

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speak with young people at a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York.

25 September 2014

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Displaced Iraqi women, youth receive psychosocial support

Nada (name changed) and her siblings sit in a tent in the Khanke Camp for displaced Iraqis, in Dohuk. They were forced to flee when their community was attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Horiri

13 October 2014

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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development

A pregnant woman rests outside the maternity ward at the Kanungu Health Center IV, in Uganda. Photo credit:Tadej Znidarcic

22 September 2014

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Highest-level of emergency declared in Iraq

Women and children await care at a UNFPA-supported maternity clinic in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA

19 August 2014

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Displaced Ukrainians find help, hope

Ketevan and her 4-year-old son, Illya, were displaced from the Luhansk Region of Ukraine. Photo credit: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk

19 August 2014

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Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis

UNFPA staff distribute dignity kits, containing essential hygiene supplies, to women in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Veronica Njikho

26 August 2014

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UN Secretary-General and Malala Yousafzai join #showyourselfie campaign

US news anchor Amy Robach, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Malala Yousafzai show their support for youth.

18 August 2014

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In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan

02 September 2014

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Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme

Quadruplets born at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Niania, DRC. Photo credit: UNFPA DRC

15 August 2014

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