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COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict
As the number of COVID-19 cases nears 1,500 in Ukraine, UNFPA is urgently distributing medical kits containing disinfectant and personal protective equipment.
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Gender-based violence spikes amid pandemic, shelters need support
Kosovo has seen a 17 per cent increase in gender-based violence. One city recorded a 100 per cent increase.
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Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows
A new report by UNFPA offers, for the first time, a global view of women’s decision-making power over their own bodies. The findings are dismaying.
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As COVID-19 pandemic increases childcare burden, calls for Georgian men to step up
School closures and stay-at-home orders are dramatically increasing the burden on parents, with women traditionally shouldering the majority of childcare responsibilities.
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Former child bride, once sold to pay debts, finds a new start
Intisar* was only 15 years old her parents sold her to another family to pay off a debt.
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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system responses and announcing movement restrictions affecting millions…
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In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future
Regina Mokoena has seen first-hand how drought and climate change are increasing the demand for family planning in her village.
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women advised to take precautions
Pregnant women should take routine preventative actions to avoid infection with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), UNFPA announced in a statement today. Little is currently known about the vulnerability of pregnant…
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“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights
The eighth of March is International Women’s Day, and the stakes could not be higher.
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