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Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning in Nepal

Even though religious leaders have endorsed family planning, some men doubt that family planning is a woman’s right.

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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

Across 51 countries, only 57 per cent of women who are married or in a relationship are able to make their own choices about sexual intercourse, contraception use and health care.

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Survivors of gender-based violence get a fresh start in Morocco

“I was forced to leave home with my baby in my hands," Khadija, 42, told UNFPA.

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Declaration affirms global support for reproductive health and rights

Countries re-affirmed global support for the ICPD Programme of Action, and called upon leaders and organizations around the world to accelerate efforts to achieve its goals 

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“Crossing the river” to a safe delivery in rural Cambodia

In the Khmer language, “crossing the river” is a way to describe childbirth, meaning a journey that should go smoothly but could just as easily go wrong. For Bora, "crossing the river" took a harrowing turn.

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Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?

It marked a revolution in thinking about women's reproductive health and rights.

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Catastrophic Cyclone Idai leaves pregnant women vulnerable in three countries

Tina Patissone was in the late stages of pregnancy when the flooding reached their home just before midnight.

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“We expect respect,” say migrants and refugees

"We still risk our lives,” said Hatidza*, a 26-year-old migrant transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

After giving birth, a 13-year-old girl was placed in intensive care. Her newborn was admitted to the NICU.

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