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A digital cry for help: Big data study in Asia-Pacific provides key signposts to violence against women amid COVID-19

05 March 2021
A new study found online searches related to violence against women and assistance spiked during pandemic lockdowns in eight Asian countries. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman | Photo for representational purposes only and does not relate to this story or the survivor of gender-based violence featured in this story.
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The diplomatic community lends a hand to help women’s shelters in Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 January 2021
Dijana Tadić, executive director of the organization Žena BiH, which runs the women's shelter in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A recent philanthropic event benefited the eight shelters in the country. © Edin Palata for UNFPA
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Mongolian women get help to escape violence even amid pandemic

17 December 2020
Gender-based violence has increased during the global pandemic. © UNFPA Mongolia | Photo for representational purposes only and does not relate to this story or the survivor of gender-based violence featured in this story.
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To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

17 January 2019
More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin
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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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Dispatches from the road: Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on conflict, abuse and healing in Ukraine

17 August 2016
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd looks at a shelled building in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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Stemming the tide of violence: From abuser to reformer

08 September 2015
Ry Chan says he used to be violent towards his first wife, a fact he greatly regrets. Today, he is helping to inspire change among the men in his rural Cambodian village. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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