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In Paraguay, nurse Mariel Díaz delivers culturally-sensitive healthcare to indigenous communities
LAGUNA NEGRA, Paraguay – Nurse Mariel Díaz Flores, 37, regularly travelled more than 70 kilometres by motorcycle to complete her studies – all while working full time and taking care of her three sons.
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The scars of gender-based violence run deep in South Sudan – but so does the will to heal
BAHR EL GHAZAL REGION, South Sudan – Tucked between mango trees in a compound in Wau, a town in the western Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, stands a quiet shelter. On the parched earth, colourful toys are…
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When the water rises: How women are adapting to a changing climate in north-eastern Bangladesh
Sunamganj, BANGLADESH – When floodwaters sweep into the village of Bodipur in north-eastern Bangladesh, life does not pause – it adapts. For women like Shakila Akhter, a 24-year-old mother of two, adaptation is not a…
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Pregnant refugees in Chad see faltering sexual and reproductive health care amid funding crisis
Farchana Camp, CHAD – "I arrived at the health centre very early this morning for a prenatal appointment, but I've already been waiting for several hours,” Amina told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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“Now I know I have a future”: Safe spaces work with health centres to save women’s lives in Yemen
AL MAHRAH/MARIB GOVERNORATES, Yemen – In a rural corner of Al Wadi District in Yemen’s eastern Marib Governorate, Salwa* was forced into marriage at just 17 years old.
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A chance to breathe: How life-saving incubators are transforming newborn care in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – “I didn’t know if she would make it.” When Faduma Mohamed gave birth to her daughter at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, the silence that followed was terrifying. Her premature daughter was tiny,…
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“The pain and loss were overwhelming”: As gender-based violence rises in Gaza, case workers tell of harrowing conditions
GAZA STRIP, Occupied Palestinian Territory – “There’s been a sharp increase in survivors seeking help,” said Suhair, who works at a safe space for women and girls in Gaza’s central Deir El-Balah Governorate.
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Lack of reproductive rights and choices undermines a generation of young people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – “I wanted three children,” Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “I've already had five, and the sixth is coming soon. I never…
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Gender equality as a path to empowerment for refugee women and survivors of sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
TUZLA, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jasna* was just 19 years old when war broke out in her home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. In fear for her life, she hid in the basement of a neighbour’s house, near the town…
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