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One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence

location_onSouth Sudan

calendar_today04 July 2018

Violence against women is epidemic in South Sudan, but survivor services are often difficult to reach. “Women should get everything they need in one place,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.

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Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

location_onBangladesh

calendar_today02 July 2018

“The heavy rains and their impact are already compounding the suffering of these refugees,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Kanem in Cox’s Bazar today.

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Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

location_onBangladesh

calendar_today29 June 2018

Salima Khatum burst into the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre, very close to giving birth.

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Sir Prince Ramsey, Guttmacher Institute and Save a Child’s Heart recognized with UN Population Award

calendar_today26 June 2018

The United Nations honoured laureates committed to saving lives and upholding human rights and dignity.

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Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

location_onYemen

calendar_today25 June 2018

Najat knew the dangers of childbirth. But when her own needs clashed with her husband’s traditional ideas, she suffered in ways she could not have imagined.

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Breaking taboos around sexual and reproductive health in rural Georgia

location_onGeorgia

calendar_today21 June 2018

Education initiatives in and outside of schools help overcome stigma and inequities in access to information and services.

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This World Refugee Day, recognizing the strength and courage of refugees

location_onIraq, Syrian Arab Republic

calendar_today20 June 2018

A record 68.5 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Some 25.4 million of the displaced are refugees.

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Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity

location_onSierra Leone

calendar_today12 June 2018

With free, holistic treatment, fistula survivors overcome stigma, heal their bodies and rebuild their lives.

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Reaching “forgotten” Rohingya in Myanmar cut off from basic maternal care

location_onMyanmar

calendar_today11 June 2018

Health volunteers, clean delivery kits and mobile clinics help Rohingya women in Rakhine State deliver their babies safely.

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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

calendar_today07 June 2018

A new report from Eastern and Southern Africa links shame and misinformation around menstruation to gender discrimination, child marriage, exclusion, poverty, violence and untreated health problems.

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Finding a way out of child marriage and towards a vocation

location_onIraq

calendar_today04 June 2018

At a women's centre in Iraq, a Syrian refugee gains the support she needs to avoid marriage, and the skills and experience to help others do the same.

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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

location_onTürkiye

calendar_today01 June 2018

Fatima endured brutal domestic violence, and she gave birth alone as war raged outside. But now she has a new life, and a new power: independence.