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Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable
Myanmar
Globally, a person dies from suicide every 40 seconds. In Myanmar, conflict and crisis may leave young people at increased vulnerability.
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Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains in the grip of the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic on record, and among those most at risk are health workers.
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Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed
Morocco
Madame Najat Baloui, a midwife in Casablanca, vividly remembers a childbirth that went horribly wrong. “A woman was delivering vaginally,” Ms. Baloui recalled. “After several hours, the labour stopped suddenly.”
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UNFPA seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises
Yemen
When Yemen’s unrelenting conflict arrived in Taizz City late last year, Ashwaq saw her neighbourhood fall to pieces. Amid the bombardments, her house caught fire. She, her husband and their four children – including a…
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Pregnant women, survivors of violence at risk in West Darfur clashes
Sudan
Deadly clashes in West Darfur have uprooted tens of thousands of people from their homes. Reliable sources indicate that widespread gender-based violence is taking place, and thousands of pregnant women require urgent…
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In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending
Yemen
Amani was delighted to be pregnant. Then she experienced a life-threatening complication.
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Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies
Kazakhstan
UNFPA surveys show that teenagers in the country want to learn more about contraception.
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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives
Uzbekistan
Venera Jumabayeva acted fast to help Munira Kholmurodova recover from post-partum haemorrhage.
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“Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women
Pakistan
Razia Shamshad suffered pain and humiliation from complications in childbirth. Then she turned her life around.
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From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage
Kenya
Monicah, 13, was astonished to learn that female genital mutilation (FGM) is not just an issue just within her community, in Kenya’s rural Samburu County. “I realized it we are not the only ones to practise FGM,” she…
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A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices
These four changes have helped define the last 10 years as a decade of growing voices and choices for women and girls
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How to do no harm: Resources to help journalists avoid re-traumatizing survivors of sexual violence
Jordan
Journalists must shine a light on gender-based violence in order to help authorities take action. Yet reporting on gender-based violence also comes with serious risks to survivors.
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