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Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge

Shaimaa Ahmed Ali teaches members of her community about the harms of female genital mutilation (FGM). © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
  • 17 March 2017
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  • Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

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
  • 18 July 2016
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Syrian crisis takes heaviest toll on region’s women and girls

A Syrian refugee visits a reproductive health centre at Domiz Camp in Dohuk, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Aral Kakl
  • 13 August 2014
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Mobilizing Psychosocial Support within Libya and for Refugees from the Conflict

When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
  • 17 August 2011
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