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Fear and optimism as world population poised to reach 8 billion – amid historic fertility slowdown
The United Nations announced today that the world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022 – a milestone for humanity – and in 2023 India is projected to become the most populous country,…
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Gender and income inequalities driving teenage motherhood in developing countries, new report confirms
Almost one third of women in developing countries had their first baby while they were still in their teens, a recently released report shows, with nearly half of those new mothers aged 17 and younger – still children…
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Ukrainian refugees in Moldova guaranteed access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services
KYIV, Ukraine – “I caught the last evacuation train out. The next day, the station was bombed.” Katya is still haunted by the very different turn her life could have taken.
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Sexual violence in conflict: Overlooked, under-reported and in danger of being “normalized”
As militants boasted about how they would divide the girls among themselves, Khetam*, a Syrian refugee in Iraq, feared for her life. “Two commanders had chosen me and my friend as their brides,” she recalled to UNFPA.…
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Women journalists threatened with sexual violence, hate speech
“I have gone to the police after receiving threats of violence,” Nistula Hebbar told UNFPA, describing the relentless onslaught of abuse she experiences online. As a politics reporter for The Hindu, her words and her…
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With emergency obstetric care elusive, pregnant women in Yemen face tragic consequences
An internally displaced woman named Hamsa* in labour arrived at Maifa’a Mother and Child Centre in Hadramout Governorate, known to provide free obstetric services, only to discover medical personnel gone and delivery…
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Ukraine humanitarian response supported by data collaboration
When Viktoria Kravets, 17, woke up early on 24 February in her home in Ukraine, she knew something was terribly wrong. “I immediately saw a dozen notifications and thought that I was still asleep,” she recalled to UNFPA…
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From cyclones to safe births, midwives stay and deliver in Madagascar
“I’m so proud and happy to have helped this young girl to give birth safely today,” said Marie Nancy Christiane, gazing at the new mother and daughter after supporting the delivery on 5 May – International Day of the…
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Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine
“Our centre is the first of its kind in this small community,” said Ikhlas, 38, at a newly established women’s centre in Issawiyah, a suburb of East Jerusalem. The centre is unique not only in offering counselling to…
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