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“People like you should not have sex” – Young people with disabilities claim their right to reproductive health
When Stella, born with albinism, walked into a health centre for information on family planning, she was told instead to turn to celibacy.
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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, girls
“He insulted my sister, then he slapped her across the face,” said Bissal*, a Syrian refugee.
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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau
Until last month, if a woman needed an emergency Caesarean section on the island of Bubaque, she had to take a five-hour boat ride to the capital city.
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From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community
When Halima was only 15, her husband said they were going on a fishing trip. Instead, he took her to a Boko Haram training camp.
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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Escalating violence in Hodeidah, Yemen, threatens the city’s estimated 90,000 pregnant women and girls.
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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health
“The infections often start happening in Syria, where women lack access to clean water and hygiene supplies,” midwife Neval told UNFPA.
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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova
“They told me that I needed to protect myself… but no one told me how to do that,” Maria* told UNFPA.
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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps
Girls in the community are often doubly vulnerable – they are members of the Rohingya ethnic group and they are girls in an isolated, traditional society.
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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground
“These girls don’t go to the doctor regularly," said Huda, a UNFPA midwife. "Some probably give birth at home."
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