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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

location_onTürkiye

calendar_today26 July 2018

“These girls don’t go to the doctor regularly," said Huda, a UNFPA midwife. "Some probably give birth at home."

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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

location_onAzerbaijan

calendar_today24 July 2018

Life is often isolating for young people like Maryam. Girls living with disabilities often have few opportunities to engage with the broader world.

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HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

location_onBotswana

calendar_today23 July 2018

HIV prevention efforts are leaving the most vulnerable groups behind.

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Companies reach more than 1 million with family planning information in Philippines

location_onPhilippines

calendar_today18 July 2018

“I used to believe that jumping after sex prevented pregnancy,” said Phoebe Tamondong, 25, in Laguna Province, in the Philippines. She is not alone – these and other family planning myths  are widespread. 

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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

location_onEthiopia

calendar_today16 July 2018

For years, Ms. Belay's family struggled to put food on the table. Yet she kept having one child after another – in all, she had seven sons.

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Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

location_onAfghanistan

calendar_today10 July 2018

By midnight, Khurshid, 35, was in serious trouble. Five months pregnant and bleeding heavily, she had passed out at home.

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Balloons, disinfectant, brandy used in attempts to prevent pregnancy

calendar_today09 July 2018

World Population Day celebrates the 50th anniversary the right to family planning. On this day, UNFPA is also calling attention to people who are unable to realize this right.

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After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

location_onGuatemala

calendar_today05 July 2018

UNFPA is working with the government, partners and community members to improve safety, care and health services for survivors.

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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.