“The world needs to open their eyes”: Kasai survivors call for attention to crisis

28 March 2018

“What I have had to go through, it has been terrible," said Antone, 50. Her husband and children were killed as they fled Kasai. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

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Escaping child marriage in Sierra Leone

27 March 2018

Zainab Binta Jalloh was married off at age 15. Today, she is outspoken about her experience and the need for change. Image courtesy of Zainab.

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Women's centre in Iraq helps women "knit" their lives back together

26 March 2018

Haneen volunteers at a UNFPA-supported women's centre in Debaga camp. © UNFPA Iraq

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In the Philippines, information key to halting teenage pregnancy

23 March 2018

“We really need more information on sex and reproductive health,” said Kathleen Acosta, 18, a senior and student leader at UP high school in Iloilo. © UNFPA Philippines

Resources

The missing peace: independent progress study on youth and peace and security

Resource date: 02 March 2018

Author: Graeme Simpson

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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

22 March 2018

Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq

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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

19 March 2018

A UNFPA-supported mobile team performs an ultrasound for a pregnant woman displaced from Afrin. © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdulmouty

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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018

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Actions and commitments by UNFPA on sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse

13 March 2018

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New generation of women saying: “Not yet”

13 March 2018

Kyae Nai belongs to a new generation of women in Myanmar who are making active choices about the timing of their pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

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