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

calendar_today26 June 2014

<p>Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem</i> </p>
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Violence against women and girls: enough is enough, says UNFPA Head

calendar_today25 June 2014

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 Gonz&aacute;lez Farran
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News

Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

calendar_today19 June 2014

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
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News

Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

calendar_today18 June 2014

<p>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. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
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News

Schools for Husbands gaining ground in rural Niger

calendar_today17 June 2014

<p>Community members learn about reproductive health care at a School for Husbands in the Maradi Region of Niger. <i>Photo credit: APANEWS</i> </p>
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News

Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

calendar_today10 June 2014

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

calendar_today09 June 2014

<p>People attend a rally opposing child marriage in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2012. <i>Photo credit: UN Photo/Emmanuel Tobey</i> </p>
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Press release

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

calendar_today06 June 2014

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News

“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

calendar_today05 June 2014

Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw
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News

Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

calendar_today30 May 2014

<p>Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: <i>UNFPA Somalia</i> </p>
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