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Young women emerge as responders, leaders in Nepal flooding

12 October 2017
Priyanka Singh (second from right) and her friends discuss their advocacy against child marriage with UNFPA District Officer Bhav Nath Jha. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Girls speak out on inequality

11 October 2017
What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.
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HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable girls and young women

10 October 2017
Takhona learned to protect herself from HIV from UNFPA's Safeguard Young People programme. © UNFPA Swaziland
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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

11 October 2017
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Safe spaces offer relief as fighting in Marawi rages on

04 October 2017
Women affected by the Marawi crisis share their experiences at a UNFPA’ women-friendly space in Barangay Bubong, Saguiaran. © UNFPA Philippines
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Women stand strong after Irma

29 September 2017
At the National Technical Training Centre, resident Dediemay Thomas (left) stands with shelter manager Samantha Burnette. © UNFPA/Katheline Ruiz
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Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

28 September 2017
Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

25 September 2017
Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
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UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

22 September 2017
Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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