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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

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

26 July 2018

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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye

01 June 2018

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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye

25 April 2018

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde

19 April 2018

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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda

24 January 2018

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UNFPA delivers aid to previously unreached Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo

UNFPA and Syrian Arab Red Cross arrived in Sheikh Maqsoud on 28 December, the first time a UN agency has entered the area with aid. © UNFPA Syria

02 January 2018

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A story of violence: 16 objects show the reality of gender-based violence around the world

Tatiana’s family in Ukraine was torn apart by her husband’s abuses. He is gone now, but she and her six children are still trying to rebuild in this small home. “The children – I live for them,” Tatiana said. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

22 November 2017

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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt

30 October 2017

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UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

22 September 2017

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Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war

"Please don't give up," urges a message at a clinic in Dohuk, Iraq, specializing in treatment for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual and gender-based violence are commonly seen as tactics of warfare. © UNFPAIraq/Turchenkova

20 September 2017

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