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19 Abril 2018
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Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care
LAMBAYEQUE, PERU – When floodwaters engulfed the ĺllimo district on 14 March 2017, Lily Silva Aricoché led her family and neighbours to safety. During the months that followed, she coordinated assistance to flood... Ver más
16 Abril 2018
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Young actors perform a scene from "Ruža," an interactive play about the harms of child marriage. Photo by Almir Panjeta for UNICEF/UNFPA BiH
Drama helps battle child marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – On the surface, child marriage seems to affect few girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But dig a little deeper, and a pattern emerges among the most marginalized, impoverished girls. A... Ver más
11 Abril 2018
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Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders.© UNFPA Iraq
Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace
BAGHDAD, Iraq – “Sport promotes cooperation and creativity, attracts positive energy, breaks deadlocks and develops innate talents and skills,” said Fatima, a 27-year-old youth leader, from Dhi Qar Governorate in... Ver más
10 Abril 2018
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Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
THAPANGTHONG, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – “Just lie still and relax. Breathe slowly,” midwife Khoun Keobouttavong told Out, 30. Out was laying on the floor of her small stilt house in the southern Thapangthong... Ver más
9 Abril 2018
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Las necesidades de las mujeres y las niñas migrantes pasan totalmente inadvertidas. Izdihar, una refugiada siria en Jordania. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
Cinco motivos por los que la migración es una cuestión feminista
NACIONES UNIDAS, Nueva York – Aproximadamente mil millones de personas en todo el mundo son migrantes, una de cada siete personas. Mientras los responsables de las políticas luchan por comprender cómo estos... Ver más
6 Abril 2018
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Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya
TANGULBEI, Kenya – The morning of 20 August began like any other for Lena Towai, 35. Ms. Towai was in the final days of pregnancy, eagerly awaiting the arrival of her seventh child. Only hours later, her world would be... Ver más
4 Abril 2018
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La Sra. Oumouri asiste al maratón de las Comoras en el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Su camisa dice: "Soy más que una madre. También soy una mujer ambiciosa". © UNFPA Comoras / Nasser Youssouf
De partera a parlamentaria, promover los derechos de las mujeres en las Comoras
MORONI, Comoras - Como partera, Hadjira Oumouri, 49 años, ha pasado años defendiendo la salud y los derechos de las mujeres. Es la segunda mujer miembro del parlamento de las Comoras y hoy, es la única mujer... Ver más
28 Marzo 2018
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“What I have had to go through, it has been terrible," said Antone, 50. Her husband and children were killed as they fled Kasai. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein
“The world needs to open their eyes”: Kasai survivors call for attention to crisis
LOVUA, Angola – “There was a lot of violence. Armed men abused and killed young girls, even while they were fleeing,” said Felikanko, 44. She was one of more than a million people who escaped the outbreak of conflict in... Ver más
27 Marzo 2018
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Zainab Binta Jalloh was married off at age 15. Today, she is outspoken about her experience and the need for change. Image courtesy of Zainab.
Escaping child marriage in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone/Johannesburg, South Africa – "According to our tradition, a girl should get married when she reaches puberty," said Zainab Binta Jalloh, a 23-year-old from Sierra Leone’s Koinadugu District. She... Ver más
26 Marzo 2018
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Haneen volunteers at a UNFPA-supported women's centre in Debaga camp. © UNFPA Iraq
Women's centre in Iraq helps women "knit" their lives back together
DEBAGA, Iraq – Haneen Ali* was 22 years old when conflict forced her family to flee their home in Mosul, in northern Iraq. With her parents, she hiked through minefields before finding safety in the Debaga camp. “The... Ver más

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