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Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

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Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
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Companies pledge to help reduce childbirth deaths in crisis settings

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Residents flee brutal violence in the Rutshuru territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2012. Women give birth, even in wartime and disasters. © UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti
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Refugees’ and migrants’ reproductive health needs overlooked

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Global leaders are set to meet next week at the first-ever Summit on Migrants and Refugees. At stake are the rights, health and well-being of hundreds of millions of migrants and tens of millions of refugees. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

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Saba and her mother speak out against child marriage, encouraging families to educate their daughters instead. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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Caring for the crisis-affected mothers of Quneitra, Syria

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Women recover in the UNFPA-supported hospital in Quneitra. Over 600 babies were born there in the first quarter of 2016. © UNFPA/a UNFPA partner organization
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

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In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan

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Kholoud Suliman holds her infant daughter, the 5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported maternal clinic in Zaatari. © UNFPA Jordan
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Flight from Syria: The story of one child bride

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Syrian refugees in front of the tent where Haneen and her family previously lived in southern Lebanon. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Despite trauma, a little help goes a long way for Syrian refugees

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‘Aida struggled to recover from the memories of the Sarin gas attacks in Ghouta, Syria. After her family fled to Lebanon, services at a women’s centre helped her start a small business. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Syrian refugee parents take a stand against child marriage

calendar_today24 August 2015

Jannah* refuses to marry off her 14-year-old daughter, despite pressure from relatives. “I will die before I give my daughter away,” she said. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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