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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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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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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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Reaching pregnant women cut off from care in the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong
Over 1.7 million people in the Philippines have been affected by the typhoon, including an estimated 52,500 pregnant women.
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Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict
Women and children account for roughly 75 per cent of those displaced by conflict. About 20 per cent are women of reproductive age.
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"I was not ready to lose my child"
Displaced or stranded by ongoing violence, pregnant women in and around Hodeidah, Yemen, are in dire need of maternal health care.
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UN Youth Strategy commits support to a new generation of leaders
Young people poised to “break down barriers and shake systems” claim their seat at the decision-making table.
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