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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

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Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

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2018

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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

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110

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2017 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Performance Analysis for Phase II

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Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

UNITED NATIONS/SANA’A – Rehman* was married off to an abusive man at age 15. “During our year of marriage, I lived a very hard life full of violence and abuse,” she recently told UNFPA in the governorate of Hajjah.…

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Sweden contributes $18 million to end female genital mutilation with UNFPA and UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, New York — The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is contributing $18 million to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, the…

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No trivia: How a virtual safe space in Ukraine is helping teenagers prioritize their mental…

KYIV, Ukraine – "The chat helps me feel very safe." "It's like talking to a friend." “It’s useful for people like me, who are afraid to talk because they weren’t allowed to show their emotions or feelings since…

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

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

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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, girls

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“My husband was very strict,” Gemila*, a 28-year-old Syrian refugee, told UNFPA. “He wanted to crush people.”

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

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“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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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

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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

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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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UNFPA

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European Union

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