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Ensuring safe deliveries for women in conflict-affected areas of Eastern Ukraine
Elena, age 31, found out that she was pregnant with her second child shortly before a ceasefire was declared in Eastern Ukraine last September. Elena’s home town of Makiivka had been experiencing heavy, often deadly…
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Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen
Aisha* was raised in a one room apartment adjacent to her father’s grocery shop in a small town 100 kilometres from Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. When she was 12, her father introduced her to a 60-year-old man and informed…
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A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd
During the Commission on the Status of Women, UNFPA sat down with Ashley Judd to discuss her appointment and long-time dedication to promoting every girl’s right to reach her full potential.
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One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston
One week after Cyclone Winston devastated the island nation of Fiji, Elenoa Adi, age 33, awoke at 4 a.m. to unexpected birth pangs. It was late February, and the baby wasn’t due until April.
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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030
“When I was 12-years old, my family organized a ceremony to transition my sisters and myself to become women,” says Kakenya Ntaiya, a member of Kenya’s Maasai ethnic group. “I was first because I was the oldest. I was…
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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones
“When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Social Services, during an event launching a new global…
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UNFPA saves over $750K in 2015 by increasing use of quality assured generics contraceptives
This reports shows the savings gained in 2015 from purchasing generic RH medicines.
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Honour roll: Child brides return to school in Niger
When Fati was 12-years old, her father removed her from school in Niamey and sent her to Nigeria to marry a 40-year-old man. A year later, she was hospitalized with injuries inflicted by her new husband. It took several…
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5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan
When Mohammad and Kholoud Suliman were told that their infant daughter was the 5000th baby born at the UNFPA-supported women’s clinic in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp, they immediately knew how they would mark the…
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