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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

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Midwife Hustiniyanti said health workers should also educate their communities on what constitutes sexual violence, and what to do when someone is subjected to it. Photo: UNFPA Indonesia / Asri Wijayanti

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Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

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Students at the Lycée Moderne de Bouna learn about issues around early sexuality in Côte d'Ivoire, where young people make up more than three quarters of the population.© UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard

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Despite steep funding cuts, heroic teacher determined to keep girls in school and out of child marriage in Yemen

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Some 1.5 million girls in Yemen are not in school, which blights their future learning and employment opportunities and exposes them to higher risks of child marriage. ©YWU

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A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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In the Kyeshero district of Goma, pregnant Chance Azina chats with Amani, a UNFPA-supported community outreach worker at a nearby health centre. ©UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus

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This Valentine's Day, busting 5 common myths about child marriage

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“My parents wanted me to marry at the age of 13, but I was not ready,” said Shwapna, pictured here with her friend Shantimala at an information and awareness-raising session in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Farjana Sultana

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Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A midwife working in a UNFPA-supported mobile health clinic hands Francine her newborn daughter, Amani. ©UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus

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After two years of war, has Sudan failed its female revolutionaries?

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Khartoum has seen some of the heaviest fighting in Sudan over recent weeks, as the country’s two-year war shows few signs of relenting © UNFPA Sudan

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Women at the crossroads: Fleeing war in Sudan for an uncertain future in South Sudan

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As South Sudan teeters on the edge of civil war, tens of thousands of returnees and refugees must contend with a lack of resources, chronic unemployment and terrifying threats of sexual violence. © UNFPA South Sudan/Levi Lubari

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Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis

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Sajni, 20, received antenatal care at a UNFPA-supported mobile medical camp in a displacement camp in Sindh, Pakistan. © UNFPA Pakistan/Shehzad Noorani

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“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan

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There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault. ©UNFPA Sudan

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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

Despite steep funding cuts, heroic teacher determined to keep girls in school and out of child marriage in Yemen

A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This Valentine's Day, busting 5 common myths about child marriage

Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo

After two years of war, has Sudan failed its female revolutionaries?

Women at the crossroads: Fleeing war in Sudan for an uncertain future in South Sudan

Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis

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