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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

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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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Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

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Family health houses are helping midwives provide reproductive health care in far-flung parts of Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Jun 2018

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Resources

Brief on the medicalization of female genital mutilation

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

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Women and girls require security, health care and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. © UNFPA Guatemala/Carlos Sebastián
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This World Refugee Day, recognizing the strength and courage of refugees

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Ghalia survived her ordeal thanks to the support of other refugees.© UNFPA
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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

calendar_today01 June 2018

Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

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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
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“The world needs to open their eyes”: Kasai survivors call for attention to crisis

calendar_today28 March 2018

“What I have had to go through, it has been terrible," said Antone, 50. Her husband and children were killed as they fled Kasai. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein
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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

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Uncut girls club members come together to change attitudes about FGM in the community. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash
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Video

I said no to FGM: Latty

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I said no to FGM: Latty

I said no to FGM: Latty

Latty, a 14-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, calls on the international community to work together to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Learn more here