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31 August 2020
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PAUL G ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION BACKS UNFPA’s WAR AGAINST EBOLA TRANSMISSION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND MATERNITY SETTINGS IN DRC
Angela, 21, gave birth this month to triplets. All three babies are doing well, but the mom is very concerned. No abdominal and pelvic echography and no prenatal consultations…
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25 August 2020
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INTERVIEW OF DR MAURICE MUTSUNGA
As a survivor of the 10th Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak, how do you feel today? It is a joy for me to find myself among the living, especially as 66% of people…
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25 August 2020
News
"AT A CERTAIN POINT , I COULDN'T BEAR IT ANYMORE BUT I FINALLY REALISED THAT LIFE CONTINUES AFTER EBOLA"
For more than three years, Madame Esperance seemed to lose hope in life. The future suddenly became dark for her when doctors revealed that she was infected by the Ebola…
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03 July 2020
News
When the “Kitumaini initiative” enables Ruth KALENGA to move from despair to hope
"I am a model for many girls in my neighborhood", said Ruth KALENGA, a 17-year-old girl met in Lubumbashi in the hair salon where she works after her training at the…
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19 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a weapon of war, it subjugates women…
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15 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against racism and support the peaceful…
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28 May 2020
News
DESPITE COVID-19, UNFPA INTENSIFIES HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
While deploying Emergency Humanitarian Response teams to six (6) provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) most affected by the prolonged and complex…
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07 May 2020
News
UNFPA in DRC intensifies the fight against COVID-19
While providing the Congolese government with two medical ambulances for the follow-up of contacts, evacuation of bedridden patients, awareness campaigns, inter-hospital…
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28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could…
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