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Improving Maternal Health

  Improving Maternal Health no • Most maternal deaths are preventable, as the health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications are well known. • All women need access to high...
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Expert’s take: Five steps to make the COVID-19 social protection and jobs responses work better for women

With over 90 million confirmed cases and 1.9 million deaths globally, and a second wave sweeping into 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold the world hostage. Less visible and talked about...
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Financial inclusion for women in Africa: Pathway to economic empowerment

Access to quality financial services is essential to inclusive economic growth and poverty alleviation. In the last decade, the African continent has recorded significant growth in financial inclusion. The progress...
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Adolescent pregnancy and challenges

  Adolescent pregnancy and challenges Adolescent pregnancies are a global problem occurring in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. However, adolescent pregnancies are more likely to occur in marginalized communities, commonly...
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Ten defining moments for women in 2020

While 2020 will be remembered most for the way COVID-19 changed our lives in nearly every way and in every part of the world, we made some strides for women’s...
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UN Women and UNV launch new Young Women Leaders Initiative

UN Women and UNV launch the new Young Women Leaders Initiative to create professional opportunities for leaders of tomorrow and further enhance diversity in UN Women. We invite 10 young...
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African women and girls targeted in growth push

African girls and women are looking to benefit from an initiative promoting gender equality as part of inclusive economic growth across the continent. The African Development Bank’s newly approved Gender...
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Ghana’s women farmers fight patriarchal system of land access

Access and control of farmland can be major problems for women in Ghana, especially in the northern regions, where patriarchy reigns and traditional rulers decide who gets farming plots. In...
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What you should know about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

What you should know about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)   More than 30 different bacteria, viruses and parasites are known to be transmitted through sexual contact. Eight of these pathogens...
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