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Solar lanterns light perilous path to shared toilets in Myanmar refugee camps

Solar-powered lanterns light the way to shared toilets in this displacement camp in Kachin State, Myanmar. Women and girls are vulnerable to attack on their way to the facilities. © Metta Development Foundation/Hkawng Nan

17 November 2017

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

Amany Abdel-Aal, a Wen-Do instructor from the organization Etijah, teaches women how defend themselves and stand up for their rights. © UNFPA/Rebecca Zerzan

30 October 2017

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Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

An initiative is bringing men together to address gender-based violence and the inequalities that fuel it. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

27 October 2017

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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

20 October 2017

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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

Natalia dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

23 October 2017

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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story

Child marriage rates are rising in Jordan, according to a recent report. © UNFPA Jordan/ Elspeth Dehnert

19 October 2017

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Safe spaces offer relief as fighting in Marawi rages on

Women affected by the Marawi crisis share their experiences at a UNFPA’ women-friendly space in Barangay Bubong, Saguiaran. © UNFPA Philippines

04 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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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 September 2017

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