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Putting the brakes on COVID-19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls
Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 11 million people and left more than half a million dead. But the full toll of this catastrophe has been incalculably greater. Health systems have been... Read more
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report 30 June 2020, NEW YORK--Every year,... Read more
Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and... Read more
A Coronavirus survivor speaks of joy after childbirth
“I am filled with joy when I wake up in the morning to see my husband by my side; my newborn baby lying in her bed; and to be greeted by my other two... Read more
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020 As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being... Read more
Epi-surveillance and contact tracing key to breaking COVID-19 transmission in Liberia
On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders. One week later, health authorities... Read more
Liberia: adolescents take advantage of information and services to prevent unplanned pregnancies
Patience was 15, when she decided to date a boy who was three years older than her. Few months later, she became pregnant. “My parents asked me to leave their house when they realized that I was... Read more
"I rather be without a mother than to compromise my dignity": a rape survivor declares
“I first thought they were honest with their request to escort me home, but they raped me”, says Harriet (not her real name).
UNFPA and Government of Liberia pledge to ensure a successful census in March 2021
The Government of Liberia with technical support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have declared their preparedness to ensure that... Read more
All-in-one injectable contraceptive, subcutaneous DMPA warms the hearts of women in rural Liberia
"Sayana Press can overcome access barriers by enabling health worker administration in remote locations, and even self-injection," says Mrs... Read more