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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury
la República Federal de Nigeria
“One week after I delivered my second child, I realized that there was an issue,” Aisha told UNFPA from her hospital bed in Maiduguri, in north-east Nigeria. She had developed an obstetric fistula, a devastating...
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Trailblazing all-girl cricket tournament calls for bowling out child marriage
la República Democrática Federal de Nepal
"I often watch boys playing cricket on this ground. But today I caught a glimpse of girl cricketers in action," said Irfan Darji, a 13-year-old spectator at the final match in a trailblazing girls’ tournament...
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas
el Reino de Camboya
RATANAKIRI, Cambodia – In the remote farming village of Sakreang, in Cambodia’s far north-east, Romam Pcheuk visits pregnant women in their homes. “I keep my eye on the girls who are pale, and those that get pregnant...
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Embarazo secreto en las Comoras: la historia de una adolescente
la Unión de las Comoras
Sara * tenía 17 años cuando descubrió que estaba embarazada. Vivía en un pueblo rural en las Comoras, llevó todo el embarazo en secreto, y luego dio a luz en el baño de un hospital.
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Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus
la República de Belarús
When Anya Shevko, 29, became pregnant, she had to weigh herself at a recycling centre because the local maternity clinic did not have suitable scales. Even visiting the clinic was difficult because Anya is in a...
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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt
“Your fear is controlling you,” instructor Amany Abdel-Aal told a roomful of women at a Wen-Do self-defence class, held in a cheerfully painted youth centre on the outskirts of Cairo.
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Evacuees waiting to return home after Bali volcano alert
la República de Indonesia
Escalating volcanic activity at Mount Agung in Bali prompted Indonesian authorities to issue an SOS alert, the highest-level warning, on 22 September. By 6 October, over 139,000 people had been evacuated.
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Los hombres se alzan contra la violencia de género en Azerbaiyán
la República de Azerbaiyán
En las últimas semanas, varios casos de alto nivel de violencia de género han salpicados los titulares. Millones de mujeres en todo el mundo han exigido el fin de estos abusos y, cada vez con mayor frecuencia, se exige...
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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste
la República Democrática de Timor-Leste
“I knew a little bit about how a baby is made, but not too much,” said Natalia, 19, in Alieu, the rocky highlands of Timor-Leste. Her 1-year-old daughter, Afeena, was sleeping nearby. “I had no education about this at...
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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis
la República Popular de Bangladesh
“My sister was killed after gang rape in front of me, and they threw hot water on my body,” Fatima*, 30, told a case worker at a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Almost 600,000 Rohingya...
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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story
el Reino Hachemita de Jordania
On most weekday afternoons, you can find 22-year-old Hiba* working at a salon in Amman. But what few of her clients know is that she was once a child bride – an experience that haunted her for years.
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Diez acciones para un mundo más igual
A menos que se haga frente con urgencia a la desigualdad y se empodere a las mujeres más pobres para que puedan tomar decisiones sobre sus propias vidas, los países corren el riesgo de sufrir disturbios y de poner en...
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