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In an increasingly volatile world, support for women and girls must continue, UNFPA urges

BALTI, Republic of Moldova/TAIZZ, Yemen/Port-au-Prince, Haiti/UNFPA, New York – “I caught the last evacuation train, and the next day the train station was bombed,” Katya told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…

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Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls

DARFUR/KHARTOUM, Sudan – Aisha* lost both her parents last year, aged just 17. “I was left alone at home. I couldn’t reach out to any of my relatives because the situation was extremely tense,” she told UNFPA, the…

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The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

KHARKIV, Ukraine – “There was a call from the police – not from the survivor herself. We went with them, and there was physical, psychological, and economic abuse happening,” explained Olena Kuznietsova, a psychologist…

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UNFPA-supported surgeries help survivors of obstetric fistula to advocate for others in Burundi

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – “During my contractions, my mother-in-law and my own mother refused to let me go to the health centre to give birth,” Gloriose Mbonimpa told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health…

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How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict  

MAROUA, Cameroon –  In Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North Region, Aissatou* was forced into marriage at just 14 years old, her dreams of schooling shattered. 

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Fighting for equal rights against the tide of climate change

ASIA PACIFIC REGION – Janine Cruzet runs a women’s disability rights group in the Philippines, one of many low-lying island nations home to millions of people at the forefront of the global climate crisis. 

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Emergency maternity care and psychosocial support for women and girls hit by floods in Afghanistan

BAGHLAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – “Women were in shock. They’ve lost their homes, they’ve lost family members.”

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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian crisis

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every month, nearly 2 billion people menstruate, but gender inequality, poverty and other forms of marginalization mean the world has still not adapted to become period-friendly. In a…

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“I suffered a lot”: How UNFPA helps women in Guinea heal from obstetric fistula

CONAKRY, Guinea – “It happened at the hospital. I realized I was leaking urine,” fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

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