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

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

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

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

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

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

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UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
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UNFPA

Publication date

Feb 2016

Resources

Facing the Facts

Adolescent girls and contraception

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

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Elenoa sits with her infant daughter on a bed in Rakiraki Hospital. © UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office/Ariela Zibiah
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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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(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
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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

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