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Teen mothers in Kenya become powerful advocates for change

Purity Bahati was only 15 when she started dating her boyfriend, a 28-year-old man. “He told me he loved me, and I believed him,” she said. She was pregnant by the time she was 17.

The pregnancy forced…

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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

On 26 March 2015, the conflict in Yemen dramatically escalated. Two years later, it has become one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

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Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

“To be pregnant in the middle of a humanitarian setting is already a dangerous situation, but for girls aged 15 to 19 the risk of pregnancy-related death is already twice as high than for somebody in their twenties. For…

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Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge

“I will soon be the happy mother of a baby girl,” Shaimaa Ahmed Ali told UNFPA in Egypt last summer. “I will definitely not have her circumcised. My husband and I agree on that. She will grow up to be a strong and…

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Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

“I’ve been a priest for 25 years. During this time, I’ve met a lot of families ready to terminate their pregnancy just because of expecting a girl,” said Giorgi Ugrekhelidze, a religious leader in Georgia. “In most…

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Women’s needs take back seat under threat of dzud in Mongolia

Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Mongolia. The…

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Ninety per cent of Sri Lankan women endure sexual harassment on public transport, UNFPA study shows

Ninety per cent of women in Sri Lanka have endured sexual harassment while taking public transport, a new study commissioned by UNFPA has found.

The findings, released last week , offer a stark view into…

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Joy amid uncertainty: Syrian women enter motherhood in displacement

Fatima and Rasha welcomed new children into the world on the same day – an experience that would be completely unremarkable if not for their circumstances. Both women are living in uncertainty after fleeing the conflict…

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Four women’s rights activists you need to know

Today, despite decades of activism and promises, women remain disadvantaged in almost every realm – from the workplace and home to the highest levels of business and government.

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