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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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A year of war in Gaza: One mother’s hardships, heartbreak – and hope
GAZA, Palestine – ‘‘This story doesn't start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the day I learned I was going to be a mother.”
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Providing women the power of choice through contraceptive access in Lesotho
Lesotho
MAPOTENG, Lesotho – "I want to be pregnant when I want, not by mistake,” 19-year-old Makhethisa told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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“They are like family”: Mobile health workers care for women and girls uprooted by conflict in Sudan
Sudan
GEDAREF, Sudan – "Three days after I gave birth, we heard the sounds of shelling and gunfire near our home in Singa, [Sennar State],” 26-year-old Tsabeeh told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…
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“Innovators, entrepreneurs and catalysts for transformation”: Three youth leaders on climate make the case for sexual and reproductive rights
New York
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The Summit of the Future has begun: World leaders are converging on New York City at UN Headquarters to forge a new international consensus on how to respond to the global climate crisis.
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