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From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community

calendar_today09 August 2018

Halima, now 19, is a paralegal dedicated to helping women and girls. © UNFPA Chad/Théodore Somda

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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah

calendar_today08 August 2018

A post-partum mother with her newborn at the Al Thawra Hospital maternity ward. © UNFPA Yemen

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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

calendar_today26 July 2018

Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

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HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

calendar_today23 July 2018

“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane

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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

calendar_today24 July 2018

Girls attend a football programme run by UNFPA and the Special Olympics in Azerbaijan. The programme brings together girls living with disabilities and those without, to play sports and learn about their rights. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

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Jun 2018

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Annual Report

H6 Partnership Annual Report 2017

Collective drive to improve the health of women, children and adolescents everywhere

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22nd International AIDS Conference

calendar_today23 July - 27 July 2018

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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

calendar_today16 July 2018

Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia

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Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

calendar_today10 July 2018

Family health houses are helping midwives provide reproductive health care in far-flung parts of Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

calendar_today05 July 2018

Women and girls require security, health care and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. © UNFPA Guatemala/Carlos Sebastián

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From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community

“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah

In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

H6 Partnership Annual Report 2017

Collective drive to improve the health of women, children and adolescents everywhere

22nd International AIDS Conference

Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community

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