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3 October 2019
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Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi, UNFPA Representative

Empowered adolescent girls hold the key to ending poverty

“With 63 percent of the 4.6 million people under 25 years, and declining mortality and fertility, Liberia is supposed to begin moving towards the... Read more

16 August 2019
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“Never Despairing”, Woman Speaks of Joy after her Premature Newborn Survived

Mothers and their newborns are most vulnerable during, and immediately after childbirth. Interventions that address their special needs remain... Read more

11 January 2019
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Pregnant teens await ante natal services at a clinic in Monrovia

Traditional Leaders in Liberia Commit to Ending Child Marriage

We Traditional Leaders say now is the time to break the silence and condemn in entirety those things that depressingly affect our children most... Read more

17 October 2017
Press Release
In most developing countries, the poorest women have the fewest options for family planning.

The State of World Population 2017

Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and... Read more

14 October 2017
Press Release
The Liberia Fistula Project was launched in 2007 by the Government through the Ministry of Health with funding from UNFPA.

UNFPA Funded Liberia Fistula Project trains more fistula survivors in Vocation

The Liberia Fistula Project on Thursday, 14 September graduated 13 fistula survivors from its rehabilitation program. The fistula survivors received... Read more

3 October 2017
Press Release
Dr. Kanem is the Fund’s fifth Executive Director.

Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director

Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She... Read more

19 July 2017
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During the campaign, 28 fistula survivors were surgically managed out of 38 patients that were recruited and assessed.

More Fistula Survivors Receive Free Treatment

The Liberia Fistula Project at the Ministry of Health, launched in 2008 with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has continued to... Read more

19 July 2017
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Young people face myriad barriers to realizing their human rights, including poor access to education and health care. And girls are especially vulnerable, facing discrimination, violence and high rates of early pregnancy. © UNFPA

Young people call for education, health care, rights – and politicians are listening

Life is not often easy for Liberia’s young people. It has been 14 years since the end of a brutal civil war, but in many ways communities are still... Read more

17 July 2017
Press Release
Midwives across Liberia remain committed to their tasks as the country must make in the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths.

UNFPA Supports Training of 30 Senior Midwives as Master Mentors Ends in Monrovia

The Liberia Prevention of Maternal Mortality (LPMM) in collaboration with the Liberia Midwifery Association (LMA) has completed a Master Mentor... Read more

15 July 2017
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Health specialist demonstrates different family planning methods.

Hundreds Receive Family Planning Services as UNFPA & Partners Observe World Population Day

UNFPA and the Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia (PPAL) engaged in a weeklong outreach activities between 07 and 13 July to provide family... Read more

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