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Explosion of data reveals vast and urgent needs
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Nearly seven in 10 women in the Marshall Islands have experienced physical or sexual violence. These were the shocking findings announced yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in New York,…
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Safe spaces offer crucial services to women displaced by Malawi’s floods
CHIKWAWA, Malawi – It was the second time in three months that Mary, 43, had to fight for her life. The first was in January, when torrential rainfall inundated much of southern Malawi, in what is likely to be one of…
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Thousands of pregnant women require care in cyclone-slammed Vanuatu
SUVA, Fiji/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Four days after Cyclone Pam cut a path of destruction across Vanuatu, the full scale of the devastation has yet to be determined. The Category Five storm damaged an estimated 90 per…
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Contraceptive Price Indicator for the year 2014
Click here to see UNFPA Contraceptive Price Indicator for the year 2014
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Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Culture should not push us aside, but put us at the centre,” said Betty Naisenya Lolgisoi, a Kenyan activist, at a panel on eliminating practices that are harmful to women and girls, held…
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Brushes and blushes: Livelihood skills help Syrian refugee escape child marriage
CHOUEIFAT, Lebanon – When Hiam, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, learned her parents wanted her to marry a complete stranger, she felt helpless. But she saw a way out after hearing of a UNFPA-supported…
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Reproductive rights realized for too few women and girls
For 20 years, the international community has agreed that reproductive rights are critical to global development. Yet these rights remain tragically unfulfilled for millions of women and girls. This was the central…
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Advancing the rights of adolescent girls creates ‘virtuous cycle’, say global leaders
UNITED NATIONS, New York/GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – “We know that when we invest in young people, especially adolescent girls, we are making one of the smartest investments countries can make,” said Dr. Babatunde…
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