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Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive health and rights today
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Over the past 30 years, global commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights have made remarkable advances: Maternal death rates have dropped by almost a third, the number of women…
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Sexual violence and severe hunger surge as Sudan war passes one year
Sudan – “I can’t forget that moment. I can’t forget his smell. I can’t forget their faces. This moment will haunt me until I die.”
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How UNFPA helps mothers around the world embrace their right to good health and safe pregnancy
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Everyone has the right to health; and for women and girls, one aspect of this fundamental promise is the right to safe motherhood.
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“You will thrive”: How a UNFPA-supported shelter empowers women and girls in Zambia to break free from abuse
LUSAKA, Zambia – “We began our life together from scratch. I was full of life, passion and blind love,” says mother-of-three Mwaka*. “Then, later, you find out who the person truly is.”
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“Haïti must rise from her ashes”: Health workers on the front lines of a spiralling crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti – The National Institute for Midwifery in Haïti's capital usually trains around 80 midwives per year, who go on to help thousands of pregnant women deliver their babies safely.
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“Always a fighter”: Afrodescendent activist Lilian León offers solidarity and support to survivors of gender-based violence in northern Perú
PIURA, Perú – “Without light, water, internet and telephone services, how could we seek help? Who would listen?” said Afrodescendent farmer, craftswoman and women’s rights activist Lilian León.
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Communication and understanding: The pillars supporting culturally sensitive maternal health care in Panama
CIUDAD DE DAVID, Panama – At hospitals around the world, the attire of health-care staff sends important messages to patients. White coats often signal professionalism; surgical scrubs suggest cleanliness and sterility…
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Ukrainian refugees find life-saving care – and a support network – at Moldovan hospital
CHIȘINĂU, The Republic of Moldova – To Alina, the Gheorghe Paladi hospital in the Moldovan capital, Chișinău, has meant many things: Shelter. Survival. And now, solidarity and support.
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After 13 years of crisis, we hear from female health workers in Syria leading the charge for women and girls
IDLEB, Syrian Arab Republic – “I have personally experienced the dire consequences of conflict on health care,” said Dr. Ikram Habbush, director of the Idleb Maternity Hospital in northwest Syria.
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