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Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim
  • 21 June 2019
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  • Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

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Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal
  • 12 June 2019
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Annual Report

UNFPA Annual Report 2018

One vision three zeros

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 03 Jun 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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  • A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 28 May 2019
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  • Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

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Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India
  • 28 May 2019
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  • Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

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Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

Resource date: May 2022

Author: UNFPA

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  • Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
  • 10 April 2019
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  • Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

After years of conflict, the population is seeing a cascade of health and human rights problems fall "like dominoes". © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
  • 19 March 2019
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  • 118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria

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118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria

UNFPA brought critical reproductive health supplies to resident of the settlement, where conditions are dire. © UN in Syria
  • 16 February 2019
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  • Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

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Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
  • 05 February 2019
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