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On the Road to Nairobi
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Young People at ICPD25: ‘ We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights’
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 2019 (IPS) - Every day in developing countries it is estimated that 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth. This amounts to 7.3 million births a year. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are still the leading cause of death among adolescent girls, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) statistics.
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Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls
The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls by 2030.
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IPS: Art Helping Women to Highlight Gender-based Violence at ICPD25
While women find it hard to talk about their painful experiences, some have found a way of expressing themselves through art. Women, trained as artists, from Nairobi’s informal settlements Kibera and Kangemi, have produced a beautiful quilt that tells stories about their daily challenges.
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