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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

10 May 2018
Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp
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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

25 April 2018
Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

26 April 2018
In earthquake-affected Tamande, Mendi, local emergency responders meet with UNFPA staff. © UNFPA
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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018
Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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Prepositioning relief supplies is a life-saving strategy

14 Mar 2018
A woman affected by Cyclone Gita in 'Eua, Tonga, receives a UNFPA dignity kit. © UNFPA Pacific/Tomoko Kurokawa
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Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Funding from UNFPA

12 March 2018
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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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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018
Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Empowering local first responders to reach refugee and migrant women

17 January 2018
Syrian refugee Tayma Abzali gave birth to her daughter, Helen, last September in Greece. Lynsey Addario for Time
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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

24 January 2018
A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda
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