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In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM
Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sheikh Mohamed Saeed, a 74-year-old community leader in Sudan’s Wad Sharefai Refugee Camp, has become an unlikely advocate to end female genital mutilation (FGM).Wad Sharefai Camp is in the eastern…
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya
Kenya
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Key governors committed to take action to reduce Kenya’s high maternal death rate at a UNFPA-organized meeting held this week in Nairobi.
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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people
Iran, Islamic Republic of
KERMAN, Iran – “Youth are the capital of Iran,” said Zahra Akbari, 27, at a UNFPA-supported training session for youth volunteers, held in in Kerman, Iran. The volunteers – all young women – also took part in UNFPA’s #…
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Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis
Iraq
AMMAN/NEW YORK - Over 200,000 Syrian refugees are living in Iraq, having escaped the four-year-long conflict in their homeland. Yet for some, the move offers little respite from crisis: A UNFPA assessment has shown that…
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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded
Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia – Ebola has devastated health systems in Liberia, where the outbreak appears to be intensifying. UNFPA is providing protective gear to health workers and safe delivery kits to health facilities,…
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On World Humanitarian Day, celebrating UNFPA’s humanitarian heroes
South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I was looking for a fulfilling, out-of-the-ordinary task... a motivating career where I could reach society at large and offer my expertise," said Catherine Njeri Makumi.
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Highest-level of emergency declared in Iraq
Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UN officials have declared the humanitarian crisis in Iraq a “Level 3 Emergency,” the highest-level emergency designation. Over a million people have been displaced.
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Displaced Ukrainians find help, hope
Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine – Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Many are women with children, like Ketevan, a young woman whose recent displacement from Artemivsk, a city…
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UN Secretary-General and Malala Yousafzai join #showyourselfie campaign
UNITED NATIONS, New York – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and global girls’ rights icon Malala Yousafzai are the latest people to lend their support to UNFPA and the Global Poverty Project’s #…
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Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme
Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo -“In one day, my world changed,” said Bokoli Bepete, 36, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was something of an understatement: Ms. Bepete had just given birth…
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Syrian crisis takes heaviest toll on region’s women and girls
Türkiye
UNITED NATIONS, New York - The Syrian crisis continues to send shockwaves through the region, taking the heaviest toll on women and girls. Some 10.8 million people are affected by the emergency in Syria, including 432,…
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On International Youth Day, UNFPA launches global #showyourselfie campaign to put youth in the picture
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Today, on International Youth Day, UNFPA and Global Citizen are officially launching #showyourselfie, a global campaign to urge world leaders to prioritize the needs and rights of young people…
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