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Child brides fight back against gender-based violence in Bangladesh
“I was married at the age of 14 and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy.” Ranu Chakma, now 18, says teenage motherhood is not uncommon in her village of Teknaf Upazila, on the southern coast of Bangladesh.
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“I never thought I would be pregnant at this age”
María Karla Crukshank Fuentevilla is 15 years old and 29 weeks pregnant. It has not been an easy pregnancy.
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How one woman in Gaza triumphed above marital violence, and cancer, to inspire other survivors
“I believed the recipe for a good marriage would be respect, two-way communication, and love. Unfortunately, I was mistaken.”
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A mobile maternity unit delivers babies and critical health services amid war in Ukraine
“When the war arrived in this area, the women and children tried to escape – from danger, hunger and the lack of medical services,” said Dr. Olga Filipova, an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Ukraine.
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“The violence never stopped,” Sudanese woman says – but neither did her hope
"I would go to my parents, but they would return me to my abusive husband." This is what Semira,* a 25-year-old from Sudan, recalls from her marriage, which started when she was just a child. She became a…
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For persons with disabilities, innovation and bodily autonomy are fundamental on the path to inclusion
“The entirety of my art practice is based on ways that technology can help with my disability. That’s why I fell in love with cameras in the first place: They helped me see things.”
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Ending unmet need for family planning in a world of 8 billion: The innovations enabling access for all
Access to contraceptives and family planning has long been a complicated matter. But the COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse.
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“For women and girls, no place is completely safe”: Despite some progress, urgent and stronger action needed against digital violence
“Can you put a price tag on human life? Can there be a penalty strong enough against those who, for their own amusement, mentally torture people until they end their own lives?”
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Ending maternal deaths in a world of 8 billion: How midwives save lives
“I feel proud and happy that the world population is reaching 8 billion, especially because I know that it is partly because of the good work of midwives as we work to save lives every day,” said 27-year-old Amina…
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