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Women's centre in Iraq helps women "knit" their lives back together
Irak
Haneen Ali* was 22 years old when conflict forced her family to flee their home in Mosul, in northern Iraq. With her parents, she hiked through minefields before finding safety in the Debaga camp.
“The…
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In the Philippines, information key to halting teenage pregnancy
la République des Philippines
“I was shocked when I found out I was pregnant,” said Gina*, now 19. At the time, she was a third-year high school student in Iloilo, a central province of the Philippines, and already six months into the pregnancy.
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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence
“I was sold more than once,” Resalah* told UNFPA . A member of the Yazidi minority, she was abducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Da’esh), traded as property and subjected to…
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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria
la République arabe syrienne
A surge in violence in Syria’s northern Afrin region has triggered a mass displacement of the civilian population, with an estimated 98,000 people fleeing as the hostilities approached Afrin City. The humanitarian…
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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence
Leaders and youth advocates gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss how to work together to end violence against women and girls, the most prevalent human rights violation in the world. The event, Violence Knows No…
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Une nouvelle génération de femmes dit: « Pas encore »
la République de l'Union du Myanmar
Kyae Nai a 23 ans, elle vit dans dans le nord-ouest du Myanmar, est mariée depuis deux ans et a un jeune enfant. « Je veux un autre enfant », dit-elle. « Mais pas encore.»
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In Indonesia, family support groups tackle roots of gender violence
la République d'Indonésie
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – “My daughter used to hide all sorts of things from me,” said Martina, 41, at a support group session in Jayapura, in the far-eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. “But here, we learn to talk…
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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia
la République fédérale démocratique d'Éthiopie
Genet Girma, 31, was a trailblazer in her community. Fifteen years ago, she ran away from home when she learned that her mother planned to have her undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). As in many other communities…
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Sheltering teen mums: Emergency home offers crisis care in Thailand
le Royaume de Thaïlande
BANGKOK, Thailand – Mon* began dating her boyfriend when she was 14 years old. They met online. A few months in, "he wanted to have sex," she recalled. "He did not use any protection. I was scared at first, but he…
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Nouvelles du terrain : Ashley Judd relate les terribles épreuves auxquelles sont confrontés les réfugiés Rohingya
la République populaire du Bangladesh
A la mi-février, Ashley Judd, Ambassadrice de bonne volonté de l’UNFPA, écrivaine et actrice engagée dans l’humanitaire, s’est rendue à Cox’s Bazar au Bangladesh pour y rencontrer des réfugiés Rohingya ayant échappé aux…
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Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines
la République des Philippines
“I was washing clothes near my house when I heard the eruption from Mayon Volcano,” Jiassal Balatinsayo told UNFPA. Eight months pregnant and residing just over 6 km from the volcano erupting in the village of Santa…
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Escaping violence, refugee mothers in Angola find relief in safe childbirth
la République d'Angola
Towards the end of Yvonne Mboi’s pregnancy, she recalled, “I realized I was too big. I was afraid.” These concerns loomed large after her harrowing flight from conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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