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Secretary-General Donates Proceeds of Culture Award to UNFPA-led Project
UNITED NATIONS, New York — United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the first Seville Node Between Cultures Award in Spain on Monday and immediately pledged its monetary prize to a UNFPA-led joint initiative…
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European Parliamentarians Visit Youth Projects in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH— Grinning with nervousness and excitement, a group of teenagers stands up and asks rapid-fire questions: What’s your name? How old are you? Are you married? How old were you when you were married? How and…
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Serial Melodrama: From Selling Soap to Social Change
UNITED NATIONS, New York — With their tales of love and betrayal, suspense and romance, vengeance and forgiveness, radio and television melodramas captivate wide audiences in every part of the world.
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Adult Education Offers New Opportunities and Options to Iranian Women
AHVAZ, Islamic Republic of Iran — Flying over Khuzestan, a southwest Iranian province, one can see a vast expanse of arid plains punctuated by the flaring of gas fires at dozens of oil drilling rigs.
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UNFPA Launches National Campaign to End Fistula in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The first ever national campaign to end fistula in Pakistan was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Karachi last week.
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Working with Indigenous Communities in Ecuador
OTAVALO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities in Ecuador, as elsewhere in Latin America, tend to be impoverished and marginalized.
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Afghanistan's First Family Response Unit Open for Business
UNITED NATIONS, New York — A new centre that deals with family violence, children in trouble, and female victims of crime started its operations in Kabul on Sunday, 22 January.
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Supporting Healthier -- and Happier -- Pregnancies in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan — A year after her miscarriage, Sabah was overcome with fear and despair.
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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds
CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.
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