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28 March 2016
Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen
Aisha* was raised in a one room apartment adjacent to her father’s grocery shop in a small town 100 kilometres from Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. When she was 12, her father introduced her to a 60-year-old man and informed...
21 March 2016
One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston
One week after Cyclone Winston devastated the island nation of Fiji, Elenoa Adi, age 33, awoke at 4 a.m. to unexpected birth pangs. It was late February, and the baby wasn’t due until April.
16 March 2016
Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones
“When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Social Services, during an event launching a new global...
10 March 2016
Honour roll: Child brides return to school in Niger
When Fati was 12-years old, her father removed her from school in Niamey and sent her to Nigeria to marry a 40-year-old man. A year later, she was hospitalized with injuries inflicted by her new husband. It took several...
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