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$1.2 billion needed in urgent UNFPA appeal for women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2024
UNITED NATIONS, New York – This year saw records toppled one after the other: The hottest year in human history; the highest number of people displaced; hunger crises at their worst.
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Breaking with tradition in Malawi: Communities band together to protect girls’ rights
CHIKWAWA, Malawi – Sixteen-year-old Fanny Galeta wasn’t sure how to react when her mother told her that her initiation ceremony had been planned. Over the years, Fanny had heard many stories about these ceremonies – and…
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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis
TAIZ, Yemen – “One day, when I was returning from fetching water, I collapsed on the road. I was bleeding so badly that I knew I was going to lose my baby.” Umm Mahra was 31 years old and five months pregnant when she…
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“Your story holds power”: UNFPA provides HIV testing for survivors of violence in Namibia
ZAMBEZI, Namibia – Twenty-year-old university student Haillie Lushetile did not have any easy childhood. At five years old, she survived rape by a family member. She repressed the traumatic experience, however, until…
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“We are the experts on disability”: Advocate Angeline Chand urges inclusive disaster preparedness and response in Fiji
SUVA, Fiji – For the millions of people spread across more than a dozen countries and territories that make up the Pacific Islands, natural hazards and climate disasters are unfortunately nothing new.
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UNFPA urges leaders to address gendered, discriminatory impacts of climate change at COP28
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – The domino effect is clear: Climate change causes extreme dry weather in Trinidad and Tobago, which forces women to expend more time and energy on the physically demanding task of…
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Walking the walk: Activist Victoria Rovira Hernández takes a stand on Costa Rica’s ‘bodyright’ runway for trans people and sex workers
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – In August 2023, trans rights activist Victoria Rovira Hernández took to the catwalk for an unconventional runway presentation during Costa Rica’s fashion week.
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Childhood cut short: Three stories of adolescent pregnancy from Paraguay
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – No one seemed to mind when Noelia* got a boyfriend. Nobody in her family said a word, even though her boyfriend was 18 years old and she was just 13.
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“Part of the solution”: Men and boys in Uganda work to stop cycles of gender-based violence
KASESE DISTRICT, Uganda – Through his work as a village health team member in Kasese District, Uganda, Timothy Mbene Masereka had become adept at treating community members for illnesses such as malaria and pneumonia.
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