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Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge

calendar_today17 March 2017

Shaimaa Ahmed Ali teaches members of her community about the harms of female genital mutilation (FGM). © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

calendar_today18 July 2016

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
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Syrian crisis takes heaviest toll on region’s women and girls

calendar_today13 August 2014

A Syrian refugee visits a reproductive health centre at Domiz Camp in Dohuk, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Aral Kakl
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Mobilizing Psychosocial Support within Libya and for Refugees from the Conflict

calendar_today17 August 2011

When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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