YEMEN: YFCA Director Discusses Contributions
26 September reported on 31 May that the interim Executive Director of the Yemeni Family Care Association (YFCA), Mohammed Al-Ashwal, discussed YFCA’s contributions in the areas of family planning and providing care of the families. He added that the most important things provided by YFCA are reproductive health services, family planning, and maternity care, as well as providing care for pregnant women and children. YFCA receives support from UNFPA. Read in Arabic: 26 September
INDIA: Early Marriage Increases Risk of Maternal Deaths
Global Post reported on 31 May on the experience of girls who are married as children in India. The article noted that, according to UNFPA research, A girl who gives birth under the age of 15 is five times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than a woman in her 20s. Read: Global Post
COTE D’IVOIRE: FGM/C Campaign Makes Slow Progress
IRIN reported on 31 May that progress on the "Zero Tolerance" national campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) in Cote D’Ivoire has been slowed down by health and education infrastructure. Since the campaign began, 180 villages in the Marandallah prefecture, in the north-central Worodougou region, have abandoned the practice of FGM/C. The Ministry for Family, Women and Social Affairs is at the forefront of the campaign, which is backed by UNIFEM, UNICEF and UNFPA. Read: IRIN