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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 15 April 2016
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  • One year after Chibok kidnapping, one girl recounts surviving Boko Haram

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One year after Chibok kidnapping, one girl recounts surviving Boko Haram

Nigo, a 14-year-old girl from Nigeria, was abducted by Boko Haram in November. After she escaped to Niger, she received support from a UNFPA-supported programme. © UNFPA Niger/Souleymane Saddi Maazou
  • 14 April 2015
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  • UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 19 February 2016
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  • In region assaulted by Boko Haram, women, young people key to stability

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In region assaulted by Boko Haram, women, young people key to stability

The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency threatens to undermine development throughout the region. Girls in northern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria/Ololade Daniel
  • 26 September 2015
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  • Silent no more: Radio in Cameroon amplifies the voices of women and girls

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Silent no more: Radio in Cameroon amplifies the voices of women and girls

Girls in Mokolo, Cameroon, perform a traditional dance. Women and girls in the country's Far North region face a host of barriers to critical health information and care. © UNFPA Cameroon
  • 04 August 2015
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  • World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal
  • 10 July 2015
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  • Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

Survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency at Malkohi displacement camp in Yola, Adamawa State. They were displaced by the violence in their home communities in Borno State. © UNFPA
  • 21 May 2015
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  • Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling

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Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling

This family has lost two children to abductions by Boko Haram – an 18-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. Their home was also burned to the ground by the insurgents. They are now living in a displacement camp in Adamawa State. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0636/Rich
  • 06 May 2015
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  • Responding to the needs of communities terrorized by Boko Haram

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Responding to the needs of communities terrorized by Boko Haram

UNFPA staff speak with adolescent refugees from Nigeria, who fled insecurity at home and are now living in the Sayam Forage Refugees Camp in Diffa, Niger. © UNFPA Niger/Habila Tsahirou
  • 14 April 2015
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  • Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

Two midwives in protective gear supplied by UNFPA hand over a newborn to her mother at the Star of the Sea Clinic in West Point, Monrovia. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia
  • 26 August 2014
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