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Rebuilding Syria through innovation: Empowering Syrian youth to become entrepreneurs

01 June 2016
Leen Darwish, age 23, is launching a new app and web-based computer coding course. © UNFPA Syria
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More than Numbers presents an overview of the situation of Syrian women and girls. It provides an introduction to gender-based violence during emergencies, the forms of gender-based violence in Syria and neighbouring countries, the contributing factors and the impact it’s having on individuals, families and communities. It also includes a list of recommendations and challenges that may help in designing strategies and programmes to better address gender-based violence and influence changes of cultural norms.

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10 things you should know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises

23 May 2016
Over 250,000 refugees have fled the violence in Burundi since last April. © UNFPA/Sawiche Wamunza
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Supporting women in crisis: Syrian refugees find services and hope in Türkiye's safe spaces

24 May 2016
Fatma Fayiz Dawi (centre) regularly visits a UNFPA-supported Safe Space, where she can receive psychosocial support and other services. © UNFPA Türkiye/Aykut Aytac
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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

05 May 2016
Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
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Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti

03 May 2016
Women and children displaced from Taizz City receive services from UNFPA. © UNFPA Yemen
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

21 April 2016
In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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