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COVID-19 Death Toll Greater Than Officially Disclosed, UN Agency Says
The full toll of COVID-19 catastrophe has been incalculably greater. But officially, the pandemic has sickened 12 million people and left more than half...
In Nepal, Service Providers Scale Mountains, Cross Rivers To Deliver Women Contraceptives
More than 1,000 women in Nepal have been provided implants in seven weeks. In this country, service providers often go to great lengths, scaling...
COVID-19 Crisis Cripples Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation Programmes
Programmes designed to end child marriage and female genital mutilation(FGM) are facing serious delays in implementation as a result of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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In New Report, UNFPA Goes Tough On Harmful Practices To Girls
The flagship 2020 State of World Population report, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has painted an ugly picture of hard done to young...
UNFPA: Obstetric Fistula Surging in Developing Countries, Poor Women, Girls Most Vulnerable
The absence of timely medical treatment in developing countries is spurring a dramatic increase in obstetric fistula, a serious childbirth injury resulting from prolonged,...
