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Male midwife champions safe motherhood for South Sudan refugees

Twenty-five-year-old Chris Kwikiriza has beat the odds. A midwife in the Boroli refugee settlement, in Uganda’s Adjumani District, he is helping pregnant women overcome their fears of giving birth in a health facility…

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In Egypt, brave Syrian refugee promotes opportunities for women

CAIRO, Egypt – “Shake me from my sleep, whisper in my ear, tell me it was just a bad dream,” said Huda,* 22, explaining how it felt to become a refugee three years ago.

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Relief workers in Nepal race to beat monsoon rains

RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal – Ishwari Dangol spent 12 hours trying to pull her seven-year-old son from the rubble of Nepal’s massive April earthquake . She was seven months pregnant at the time, and has since struggled to…

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Safe birth for Burundi refugees in Rwanda

After violence broke out near her home in Burundi, Chantal Uwamahoro walked for four days to reach safety at a Rwandan refugee camp. “I walked with difficulty because I was heavily pregnant, with my first born son on my…

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Dependent, deprived: Child brides in India tell their stories

MADHYA PRADESH/RAJASTHAN, India – “I was 16 and never missed a day at school,” recalled Komal, who was forced to drop out of school and become a child bride. “I had to leave it all as my parents had bartered me for a…

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Safeguarding Malawi’s young people

When Sophie was 13 years old, her world was shattered when her elder sister suddenly died. Sophie was forced to drop out of school to care for her six younger siblings.

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After being declared dead, Syrian refugee rebuilds life

AMMAN, Jordan – Amir* arrived in Jordan two years ago with gunshot wounds in his back. He had been beaten and even declared dead while his family tried to flee their home in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Today, he…

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Mobile camps bring life-saving care to Nepal's quake-affected

DHUNKHARKA, Nepal – Shuvadra Acharya, 28, gave birth only one day before Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. When the quake struck, her house began to shake apart – with her and the baby inside. “The wall of…

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Youth empowerment, education, employment key to future development

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Young people are increasingly recognized as critical actors in matters of global importance. "I place great hope in their power to shape our future,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban…

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