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Yemen’s deadly conflict aggravates plight of women
Yemen
Women have been disproportionately affected by Yemen's deadly conflict. Yet their access to essential services, livelihood opportunities and protection has been complicated by existing gender inequalities –…
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Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre honoured with UN Population Award
The United Nations honoured Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), recipients of the 2015 United Nations Population Award, at UN Headquarters today.
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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees
Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
More than four years after conflict erupted in Syria, the chaos has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Yet shortfalls in funding threaten to deprive refugees of critical assistance.
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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia
Cambodia
When pregnant women need emergency care in Cambodia’s rural Kratie Province, help is often out of reach. But a UNFPA-supported 'waiting house' is ensuring women with high-risk pregnancies receive the expert…
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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care
Mongolia
Not long ago, 22-year-old Enkhtsetseg would have had to travel for nearly two days to reach treatment for serious pregnancy complications.
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In Egypt, brave Syrian refugee promotes opportunities for women
Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic
CAIRO, Egypt – “Shake me from my sleep, whisper in my ear, tell me it was just a bad dream,” said Huda,* 22, explaining how it felt to become a refugee three years ago.
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Male midwife champions safe motherhood for South Sudan refugees
South Sudan, Uganda
Twenty-five-year-old Chris Kwikiriza has beat the odds. A midwife in the Boroli refugee settlement, in Uganda’s Adjumani District, he is helping pregnant women overcome their fears of giving birth in a health facility…
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Relief workers in Nepal race to beat monsoon rains
Nepal
RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal – Ishwari Dangol spent 12 hours trying to pull her seven-year-old son from the rubble of Nepal’s massive April earthquake . She was seven months pregnant at the time, and has since struggled to…
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Safe birth for Burundi refugees in Rwanda
Burundi, Rwanda
After violence broke out near her home in Burundi, Chantal Uwamahoro walked for four days to reach safety at a Rwandan refugee camp. “I walked with difficulty because I was heavily pregnant, with my first born son on my…
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Dependent, deprived: Child brides in India tell their stories
India
MADHYA PRADESH/RAJASTHAN, India – “I was 16 and never missed a day at school,” recalled Komal, who was forced to drop out of school and become a child bride. “I had to leave it all as my parents had bartered me for a…
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Safeguarding Malawi’s young people
Malawi
When Sophie was 13 years old, her world was shattered when her elder sister suddenly died. Sophie was forced to drop out of school to care for her six younger siblings.
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After being declared dead, Syrian refugee rebuilds life
Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic
AMMAN, Jordan – Amir* arrived in Jordan two years ago with gunshot wounds in his back. He had been beaten and even declared dead while his family tried to flee their home in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Today, he…
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