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Explosion of data reveals vast and urgent needs
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Nearly seven in 10 women in the Marshall Islands have experienced physical or sexual violence. These were the shocking findings announced yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in New York,…
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Safe spaces offer crucial services to women displaced by Malawi’s floods
Malawi
CHIKWAWA, Malawi – It was the second time in three months that Mary, 43, had to fight for her life. The first was in January, when torrential rainfall inundated much of southern Malawi, in what is likely to be one of…
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Thousands of pregnant women require care in cyclone-slammed Vanuatu
Vanuatu
SUVA, Fiji/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Four days after Cyclone Pam cut a path of destruction across Vanuatu, the full scale of the devastation has yet to be determined. The Category Five storm damaged an estimated 90 per…
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Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices
Kenya, Niger
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Culture should not push us aside, but put us at the centre,” said Betty Naisenya Lolgisoi, a Kenyan activist, at a panel on eliminating practices that are harmful to women and girls, held…
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Contraceptive Price Indicator for the year 2014
Click here to see UNFPA Contraceptive Price Indicator for the year 2014
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Brushes and blushes: Livelihood skills help Syrian refugee escape child marriage
Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
CHOUEIFAT, Lebanon – When Hiam, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, learned her parents wanted her to marry a complete stranger, she felt helpless. But she saw a way out after hearing of a UNFPA-supported…
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Reproductive rights realized for too few women and girls
Malawi
For 20 years, the international community has agreed that reproductive rights are critical to global development. Yet these rights remain tragically unfulfilled for millions of women and girls. This was the central…
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Advancing the rights of adolescent girls creates ‘virtuous cycle’, say global leaders
Guatemala
UNITED NATIONS, New York/GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – “We know that when we invest in young people, especially adolescent girls, we are making one of the smartest investments countries can make,” said Dr. Babatunde…
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This International Women’s Day marks 20 years of progress
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I already heard in the past that women and men are equal,” said Firuza Sirojeva, a schoolgirl in Tajikistan, after attending a workshop on women’s rights. “But here, at the training, I…
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Flooding in the Balkans leaves stagnant water, hygiene needs
North Macedonia
SKOPJE/MOGILA, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – When heavy storms hit the southern Balkans in late January, the village of Mogila “became like Venice,” according to 70-year-old resident Vele Nedelkovski. “The…
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Going the last mile to provide family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
VIENTIANE, Lao People's Democratic Republic – “If only my wife and I knew early enough about family planning and could access services, we would have had four children – not 14, as we did,” said Bounthone…
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