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Joint side event: "Addressing violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Health as an entry point."

calendar_today19 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Together for Girls - Violence knows no borders

calendar_today13 March 2018

location_onOne UN Plaza, New York

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Ministerial Round Table: “Good practices in the empowerment of rural women and girls, including through prevention of gender-based violence and access to justice, social services and health care”

calendar_today12 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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News

In Indonesia, family support groups tackle roots of gender violence

05 March 2018
Rivaldo Taime, 13, had the courage to seek help for his family. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
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News

The rise of a girl hero

08 March 2018
Sangita BK is a fierce activist who empowers girls and teaches them to stand up for their human rights. © UNFPA Nepal/Dhana Bahadur Lamsal
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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

01 March 2018
Uncut girls club members come together to change attitudes about FGM in the community. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash
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Ashley Judd Visits UNFPA Women-Friendly Spaces in Bangladesh

February 27, 2018

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd visits safe spaces created for Rohingya women and girls who have fled from terror in Myanmar to safety in Bangladesh.

News

Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on the horrors facing Rohingya refugees

26 February 2018
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador visits Rohingya refugee women at a women-friendly space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Six months ago, a massive influx of refugees began to pour into Bangladesh, fleeing the violence in Myanmar. © UNFPA/Lauren Anders Brown
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News

Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines

22 February 2018
Mount Mayon volcano erupted in January, affecting over 88,000 people. © OCHA/G. Arevalo
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Escaping violence, refugee mothers in Angola find relief in safe childbirth

21 February 2018
Yvonne Mboi gave birth to healthy twins after fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
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