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Drought in Kenya proves a setback to eliminating female genital mutilation

There are two rainy seasons in Kenya: The long rains in March, April and May and the short rains in October, November and December. The past three seasons have failed, and the next one is forecast to do the same. In…

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In Somalia, 100 mothers pledge not to subject daughters to female genital mutilation

When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (TBA). “The procedure was painful, with no anaesthesia. I bled for days,” she recalled. “I was…

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Women refugees bear the brunt of Ethiopia’s forgotten crisis in Gambella

Nyabel fled to Ethiopia more than five years ago from Nasir in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan, after conflict broke out in 2013 and displaced some 1.5 million people. She arrived at the camp with little more than…

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For gender-based violence survivors in Palestine, a little assistance goes a long way

After receiving psychosocial and well-being services at the UNFPA-supported women and girls’ safe space for gender-based violence survivors in Nablus, women may leave with vocational training experience to help them…

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Fighting for justice against gender-based violence in Madagascar

Cases of gender-based violence, including rape, are tragically common in Madagascar: over 14 per cent of women have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lifetime, and one women in four have been subjected…

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A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India

The UNFPA-supported Women’s Mechanized Cleaning Cooperative in India was launched in October 2021 to help eliminate the degrading and hazardous practice of manual cleaning of public sewer systems in India. Women…

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In this refugee camp, midwives have delivered over 14,000 babies with zero maternal deaths

"I consider all the children as my own, because I was there for them when their eyes saw light for the first time," said Ammoun Kitabi, a midwife working in the camp.

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Game-changing app tracks essential family planning supplies in Kenya

ISIOLO, Kenya – As a frontline health-care worker at Isiolo County referral hospital, Denis Mutirithia has a critical role in saving lives – and a new digital tool to help him do so. The pharmaceutical technologist is…

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Adolescents with questions find answers via live-streamed sexuality education in China

An innovative eight-session live-streamed course on comprehensive sexuality education covers a range of topics that adolescents everywhere want to know about.

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