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Unpacking menopause myths on World Menopause Day
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Maryln was in her thirties when an older relative first broached the topic of menopause, often referred to as the “age of despair” in Arabic.
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UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe – “I had sex thinking he loved me. But when I fell pregnant, I saw a very unexpected side of him,” 20-year-old Olivia Nyangasi told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods
Cameroon
FOTOKOL, Far North Cameroon – “Our village was peaceful until these armed men appeared, sowing terror and death,” Aicha* told UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, recalling a night three years ago when…
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Unleashing the potential of adolescent girls in India through life skills education
India
PATNA SAHIB, India – The new Education Minister of Bihar was a 15-year-old girl. At least, that’s the role student Zohra Fatima played for a day during the youth parliament at her school, the Madrasa Islamia Anjuman…
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Women, girls see health access deteriorate as hostilities intensify displacements across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
DAMASCUS, Syria / BEIRUT, Lebanon / JERUSALEM, State of Palestine – Recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East are driving mass displacements and interrupting critical health services for women and girls. New…
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How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy
Paraguay
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay –"I always say that culture has saved us from many things, but in the name of culture, many girls have died at the hands of men," Irene Vera Portillo told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…
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Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths
Tanzania, United Republic of
KIGOMA REGION, The United Republic of Tanzania – Melania Zambiliti wanted something more for herself and her family; working part-time as a cleaner at a local restaurant in her village in the Kakonko District, the young…
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed
Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon / DAMASCUS, Syria – Intense airstrikes continued to rain on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, a residential area. The ongoing violence has triggered a mass displacement. As of 3 October, more than…
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Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert
Uganda
Amudat District, Uganda – “My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,” Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice – the mutilation of a woman…
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Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities
Cameroon
BANA, Cameroon – Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date.
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Harnessing the potential of older persons through UNFPA-supported programmes in the Maldives and Serbia
Maldives
MALÉ, Maldives / KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia – The global population is ageing. According to United Nations data, life expectancy is bouncing back following the COVID-19 pandemic, and by 2080, the size of the population aged 65…
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Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have gendered impact on women and girls
Lebanon
BCHAMOUN, Lebanon - “We left our homes with only the clothes on our backs. The day we left, an air strike struck our village, killed our neighbors and destroyed our house,” Salwa* told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…
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