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Young, pregnant and desperate: Aid cuts risk Mozambique’s teen pregnancy fight

ON THE GROUND: ‘When girls are not in school, they are vulnerable to early marriage, to pregnancy, to trajectories that are almost impossible to reverse,’ one expert tells Twanda Karombo

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Stigma, funding cuts and the Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls

Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family

The Independent UK · Oct 9

More than £540m pledged for reproductive and maternal healthcare – with UK a key donor

Funding that could prevent millions of unwanted pregnancies and tens of thousands of maternal deaths announced amid cuts to international aid, which have threatened access to contraception and lifesaving medicines

The Independent UK · Sep 24

$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide

Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Deaths of pregnant women double during fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history in DR Congo

Exclusive: More than 60,000 women still at risk as deadly impact of virus takes toll in epicentre of Ituri

The Independent UK · Aug 25

A 10-Year-Old Was Trafficked From Peru to Ecuador as a Bride. Her Case Exposes a Regional Pattern

Ecuador rescued a trafficked 10-year-old bride; her captor was freed, then a prosecutor faced review. See what the data says.

Latin Times · Aug 19

Newborn deaths are surging in the world’s most vulnerable communities as aid cuts hit

SPECIAL REPORT: Mothers across sub-Saharan Africa face a perfect storm of conflict, displacement and global aid cuts that are leaving them without the help they need in the most dangerous countries to give birth. Liz Cookman and Nick Ferris report

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Inside the worst places on Earth to give birth

ON THE GROUND: The Independent’s chief international correspondent, Bel Trew, travelled across the Central African Republic and Nigeria, speaking to women who are risking their lives for motherhood

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Colombian Women Fought to End A Harmful Ritual After The Loss Of 3 Baby Girls Sparked Public Outcry

Juliana Domicó stood before Colombia's Senate last month and watched her country make history: the first law in the Americas aimed at ending a harmful ritual few outside a handful of Indigenous communities even know exists. Getting there took years of failed punitive measures, one of which only drove the…

Bored Panda · Jul 16

Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees

Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9