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Online course helps aid workers help women and girls

24 February 2017
A women's meeting in South Sudan. A free online course is helping aid workers improve safety and services for women and girls. © UNFPA South Sudan/Harriet Adong
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New programme counters violence in northern Cameroon

22 February 2017
Sylvie Tokofi's village was attacked by Boko Haram. She was forced to flee and drop out of school. Today, a UNFPA-supported programme aims to help young people like her promote peace. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Reaching women and girls across the line of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

16 February 2017
Families, including pregnant women, children, and disabled and elderly people, have fled shelling and airstrikes in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State. © Metta Development Foundation
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New study finds child marriage rising among most vulnerable Syrian refugees

31 January 2017
A girl dresses as a bride for a march against child marriage and gender-based violence in Jezzine, Lebanon. © RET Liban
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Women’s health needs persist in conflict-affected Kachin State

26 January 2017
“The mobile clinic doctor and midwife have given me the confidence to give birth in the hospital, rather than at home," Ei Ngae told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming
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Thousands reached in Somalia reproductive health campaign

20 January 2017
The outreach campaign provided antenatal care, postpartum services, family planning counselling and many other services. © UNFPA Somalia
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Restoring reproductive health access for millions in Boko Haram-affected areas

18 January 2017
UNFPA is working to restore access to reproductive health care for about 4.5 million crisis-affected people in Nigeria. UNFPA is also supporting safe spaces for women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
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