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To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

UNFPA’s mobile teams aid women who might otherwise be out of reach. “This was a completely new way for us of working,” says social services leader.

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“Why me?” – Stigma, lack of information leave Myanmar youth in the dark on HIV

“If I had known about safe sex in my teens, my life would never have turned out this way,” said Sithu*, who is living with HIV.

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“I was a little girl taking care of other kids” – After violence and neglect, women in Morocco find space to heal

In Morocco, an estimated 63 per cent of women aged 18 to 64 have experienced some form of gender-based violence.

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Youth advocates for family planning break taboos in the Maldives

In a country where marriage is a requirement for access to family planning, young people are stepping up and speaking out.

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Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women and new mothers in Yemen

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has become the worst in the world.

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“I had no idea what was happening” – Menstrual health needs surge for refugees

Women and girls displaced by conflict face extraordinary hardships – not least of all, the effect of exile on their sexual and reproductive health needs.

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Five things you didn’t know about disability and sexual violence

A global study from UNFPA reveals that girls and young women with disabilities face up to 10 times more gender-based violence than those without disabilities.

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For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety

Volunteers around the world pitch in to help protect girls at risk – linking grassroots and global action, and generating data that strengthens the push to end FGM.

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Five actions for choice

The extent to which couples and individuals have real choices about whether and when to have children has a direct impact on global development, says The State of World Population 2018, UNFPA’s flagship report, released…

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