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Colombia: Eliminating female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects 140 million girls and women worldwide.
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#abetterplace Video

No matter who you are -- what race, religion, caste or gender -- no matter where you live, each one of us has the right to live in freedom, dignity and peace.
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Adapting to climate change in the Philippines

The Philippines are particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is threatening to derail its achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Fighting gender-based violence in Palestine

The MDG-Fund is working to empower women and reduce gender-based violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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Using customs to improve health in Mozambique

This MDG-F-funded programme tapped into Mozambicans' customs and traditions to improve sexual and reproductive health practices.
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Fighting poverty and malnutrition on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

One in three children is chronically malnourished on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast, an area that contains 80% of the country's natural resources, but is also one of its poorest ...
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Building peace in Guatemala

Decades of civil war, pervasive poverty and widely-available weapons threaten Guatemala's social and political stability and prevent human development.
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