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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal
Bangladesh
“The kind of support women need, a doctor can’t provide. The wound is inside.”
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After infertility, isolation and displacement, refugee in Iraq finds a place to heal
Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
He started calling her “less of a woman,” and treating her as a housekeeper rather than a partner.
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“People like you should not have sex” – Young people with disabilities claim their right to reproductive health
Malawi
When Stella, born with albinism, walked into a health centre for information on family planning, she was told instead to turn to celibacy.
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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, girls
Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye
“He insulted my sister, then he slapped her across the face,” said Bissal*, a Syrian refugee.
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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Until last month, if a woman needed an emergency Caesarean section on the island of Bubaque, she had to take a five-hour boat ride to the capital city.
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From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community
Chad
When Halima was only 15, her husband said they were going on a fishing trip. Instead, he took her to a Boko Haram training camp.
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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Yemen
Escalating violence in Hodeidah, Yemen, threatens the city’s estimated 90,000 pregnant women and girls.
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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health
Türkiye
“The infections often start happening in Syria, where women lack access to clean water and hygiene supplies,” midwife Neval told UNFPA.
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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova
Moldova, Republic of
“They told me that I needed to protect myself… but no one told me how to do that,” Maria* told UNFPA.
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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps
Myanmar
Girls in the community are often doubly vulnerable – they are members of the Rohingya ethnic group and they are girls in an isolated, traditional society.
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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground
Türkiye
“These girls don’t go to the doctor regularly," said Huda, a UNFPA midwife. "Some probably give birth at home."
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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports
Azerbaijan
Life is often isolating for young people like Maryam. Girls living with disabilities often have few opportunities to engage with the broader world.
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