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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

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Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem

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Violence against women and girls: enough is enough, says UNFPA Head

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Displaced women are escorted by peacekeepers as they collect firewood in Sudan, in 2010. The women say they fear being assaulted when they leave their homes. Photo credit: UN Photo/Albert González Farran

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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

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Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines

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Schools for Husbands gaining ground in rural Niger

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Community members learn about reproductive health care at a School for Husbands in the Maradi Region of Niger. Photo credit: APANEWS

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Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

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Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes

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Africa launches historic campaign to end child marriage

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People attend a rally opposing child marriage in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2012. Photo credit: UN Photo/Emmanuel Tobey

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At least two women each hour fall victim to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says UNFPA

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Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

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Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: UNFPA Somalia

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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

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Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka

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‘Lost Children’ Reveal Need to Support Families – and Women

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Journalist and child advocate Gladys Kalibbala with a boy in Uganda. Photo courtesy of Participant Media

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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

Violence against women and girls: enough is enough, says UNFPA Head

Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

Schools for Husbands gaining ground in rural Niger

Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

Africa launches historic campaign to end child marriage

At least two women each hour fall victim to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says UNFPA

Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

‘Lost Children’ Reveal Need to Support Families – and Women

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