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Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert

Amudat District, Uganda – “My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,”  Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice – the mutilation of a woman…

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Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities

BANA, Cameroon – Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date. 

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Harnessing the potential of older persons through UNFPA-supported programmes in the Maldives and Serbia

MALÉ, Maldives / KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia – The global population is ageing. According to United Nations data, life expectancy is bouncing back following the COVID-19 pandemic, and by 2080, the size of the population aged 65…

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Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have gendered impact on women and girls

BCHAMOUN, Lebanon - “We left our homes with only the clothes on our backs. The day we left, an air strike struck our village, killed our neighbors and destroyed our house,” Salwa* told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…

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Providing women the power of choice through contraceptive access in Lesotho

MAPOTENG, Lesotho – "I want to be pregnant when I want, not by mistake,” 19-year-old Makhethisa told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

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A year of war in Gaza: One mother’s hardships, heartbreak – and hope

GAZA, Palestine – ‘‘This story doesn't start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the day I learned I was going to be a mother.”

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“They are like family”: Mobile health workers care for women and girls uprooted by conflict in Sudan

GEDAREF, Sudan – "Three days after I gave birth, we heard the sounds of shelling and gunfire near our home in Singa, [Sennar State],” 26-year-old Tsabeeh told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…

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“Innovators, entrepreneurs and catalysts for transformation”: Three youth leaders on climate make the case for sexual and reproductive rights

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The Summit of the Future has begun: World leaders are converging on New York City at UN Headquarters to forge a new international consensus on how to respond to the global climate crisis.

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Explainer: Why are gender equality and reproductive rights essential for peace?

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The year 2023 was the most violent in decades, with the number of state-based conflicts rising to their highest level since the start of the Cold War.

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