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As Syrian crisis drags into fifth year, pregnant women caught in the middle

31 March 2015
A mother and her newborn in Syria. UNFPA estimates half a million women in Syria are pregnant and affected by the crisis, which is entering its fifth year. © UNFPA Syria
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Brushes and blushes: Livelihood skills help Syrian refugee escape child marriage

11 March 2015
A girl peeks from her one-room shelter in an informal settlment for Syrian refugees in Al-Marj, Lebanon. Desperation has pushed some Syrian refugee families to see child marriage as a way to relieve economic pressures. © UNFPA/ David Brunetti
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Finding justice for survivors of gender-based violence in Somalia

25 February 2015
A volunteer works in the community police unit in Garowe, Somalia. ©UNFPA/Pilirani Semu-Banda
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Fierce winter weather batters displaced Syrians throughout region

20 February 2015
Syrian refugees remove snow from their shelters at an informal tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, during a January blizzard. © UNHCR/A. McConnell
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