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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

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School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

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Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

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Many young people in Afghanistan have no say over whether or whom to marry. Pictured: a ring belonging to one Afghan child bride. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

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A survivor of childhood violence in Ghana, during a conversation about her experience. Violations of bodily autonomy can leave lasting emotional scars. © UNFPA/George Koranteng

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My Body is My Own - Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

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Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

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Midwife Shrook Khalid Saeed tells UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem about a harrowing delivery. © UNFPA Yemen

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Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia

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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

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Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls

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A digital cry for help: Big data study in Asia-Pacific provides key signposts to violence against women amid COVID-19

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A new study found online searches related to violence against women and assistance spiked during pandemic lockdowns in eight Asian countries. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman | Photo for representational purposes only and does not relate to this story or the survivor of gender-based violence featured in this story.

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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

State of World Population 2021

My Body is My Own - Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination

Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia

We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls

A digital cry for help: Big data study in Asia-Pacific provides key signposts to violence against women amid COVID-19

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