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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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Earthquake and tsunami devastating for 45,000 pregnant women in Indonesia
The twin disasters have killed more than 2,000 people and impacted some 1.5 million in the worst-hit areas, including roughly 352,000 women of reproductive age.
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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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In Syria, safe spaces for women and girls provide more than protection
“My father always wished that I would get an education. I wish he could see me now.”
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Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions
Unless change comes faster, by 2030 another 68 million girls will undergo female genital mutilation.
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A call to protect women and girls on the move
Gender inequality exacerbates the grave risks facing refugee and migrant women and girls.
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