A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

30 May 2018

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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Companies reach more than 1 million with family planning information in Philippines

18 July 2018

Phoebe Tamondong, 25, learned about family planning through a UNFPA-supported programme at her company. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

31 July 2018

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar

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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

02 August 2018

Maria with her youngest daughter. She lost weight after each pregnancy, alarming her doctors. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu

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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

06 August 2018

Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

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After infertility, isolation and displacement, refugee in Iraq finds a place to heal

23 August 2018

Women may face disappointment, stigma or even isolation if they cannot have children. A UNFPA-supported counsellor watches over a child in Amiriyat al-Falloujah camp. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa

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After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

18 September 2018

Palesh Devi Rajdhobi suffered from an obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury, for 21 years. She endured pain, stigma and social isolation before receiving free reconstructive surgery from a UNFPA-supported campaign. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Men in Ukraine hold fast to gender norms, landmark study finds

13 September 2018

The first-ever comprehensive study on men's gender views in Ukraine finds that one in ten men believe women should tolerate violence to keep their families intact. © UNFPA Ukraine / Maks Levin

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New Ebola outbreak hits women and girls hardest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 September 2018

Active conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is thwarting efforts to deliver life-saving sexual and reproductive health care to women and girls in need. © UNFPA Democratic Republic of the Congo

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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

24 August 2018

Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

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