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  • Door-to-door service: Home visits help fight gender-based violence in conflict-impacted eastern Ukraine

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Door-to-door service: Home visits help fight gender-based violence in conflict-impacted eastern Ukraine

A UNFPA mobile team makes a house call to provide GBV and psychosocial support in eastern Ukraine. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
  • 12 May 2016
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  • Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
  • 05 May 2016
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  • Investing in girls: Cash incentives help promote gender equality in India

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Investing in girls: Cash incentives help promote gender equality in India

Cash incentives are causing more parents to invest in their daughters' education and future. © UNFPA India/Prashant Gurjar
  • 29 April 2016
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  • How the response to Nepal’s earthquake strengthened resources for the nation’s most vulnerable women

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How the response to Nepal’s earthquake strengthened resources for the nation’s most vulnerable women

Sabina Rimal (left) meets a local woman at her Female Friendly Space in Rasuwa, Nepal. As part of its services, the FFS teaches women knitting and other income-generating skills. © UNFPA Asia/Matthew Taylor
  • 22 April 2016
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  • Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
  • 21 April 2016
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  • Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 15 April 2016
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Facing the Facts

Resource date: Feb 2016

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  • One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston

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One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston

Elenoa sits with her infant daughter on a bed in Rakiraki Hospital. © UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office/Ariela Zibiah
  • 21 March 2016
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  • The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

(Left to right) Sheilla Akwara, Monica Singh and Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about their personal experiences with harmful practices during The Time is Now! © UNFPA/Runa A
  • 17 March 2016
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  • Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

The vulnerabilities of women and girls have often been overlooked in traditional responses to crisis. © UNFPA/Nake Batev
  • 16 March 2016
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