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Sri Lanka adopts new guidelines for addressing sexual abuse survivors with dignity
COLOMBO—Sri Lanka last week launched its first medico-legal guidelines for examining and caring for survivors of sexual abuse and reporting the abuse... Read more
In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on
DHARAN, Nepal – Dhani Devi Mukhiya remembers the days when her relatives shunned her in public and her husband threatened to bring home another wife... Read more
World Conference Calls for a Youth Goal in Post-2015 Agenda
COLOMBO—Over 1,500 young people from 163 countries and ministers from nearly 30 countries gathered in Sri Lanka from 6-10 May to discuss, negotiate... Read more
Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
New York, 23 May 2014 -The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, “Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives,” reflects an... Read more
A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – “I was 15 years old when I got married, and my husband was 22. My sister-in-law saw me at one of my relative’s wedding and made... Read more
South Asian Youth and Governments Develop a Youth Charter and Action Plan
MALÉ, Maldives—Government and youth representatives from the eight South Asian countries met in Male over two days, 13-14 May, to review a regional... Read more
Statement on the International Day of Families
Twenty years ago, at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, the world community recognized that families, in their various... Read more
In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education
SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated. UNFPA Executive... Read more
Statement for the International Day of the Midwife 2014
Globally, in the past two decades, maternal death has declined by nearly half. In the same period, skilled birth attendance has increased by 15 per... Read more
Purple is the Colour of a Safer Future for Afghan Mothers
KABUL—Purple is the color midwifery students proudly wear in a small but revolutionary school in this busy capital. Apart from the purple scarf, they... Read more