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06 November 2014 – Dispatch
UNFPA partners with the Guardian in the fight against FGM
NAIROBI, Kenya – A new campaign highlighting the critical role of media in helping to end female genital mutilation (FGM) was launched in Kenya, Nairobi, last week. The campaign will engage global media outlets, particularly in Africa, on how to improve their coverage of the consequences of this practice on women and girls, their families and their communities. It will also encourage reporting on the communities’ efforts to abandon FGM and protect women’s and girls’ rights. The aim is to help end this practice within a generation.

03 November 2014 – Dispatch
Fistula campaign in South Sudan seeks lasting solutions
WAU, South Sudan – In South Sudan, an estimated 60,000 women and girls are living with obstetric fistula, a devastating injury caused by prolonged obstructed labour without treatment. The condition can leave women incontinent, stigmatized and in deepening poverty. In July, a UNFPA-supported programme brought an international group of surgeons to Wau to bring relief to women suffering fistula, and sought to address the need for long-term solutions.

03 November 2014 – Press Release
New Report Shows More Women and Girls Have Access to Contraceptives in the World’s Poorest Countries
LONDON—Today, Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) released its second progress report detailing achievements since the landmark 2012 London Summit on Family Planning.