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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

19 March 2020

Women face increased risk of violence, loss of livelihoods and other threats under the pandemic. © Unsplash/Tam Wai

Poster: The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-based Violence in Emergencies Programming

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This poster shows the 16 Minimum Standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies.

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Venezuelan volunteers provide humanitarian relief to migrants, refugees

15 July 2019

Venezuelan migrants on the Colombian border. © Tomer Urwicz

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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

Five things you need to know about Yemen's blockade

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As the blockade in Yemen enters its second week, assistance to 27 million people has been disrupted. Here are five critical facts about the effects this is having on the people of Yemen.

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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017

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Young women emerge as responders, leaders in Nepal flooding

12 October 2017

Priyanka Singh (second from right) and her friends discuss their advocacy against child marriage with UNFPA District Officer Bhav Nath Jha. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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South Sudan clashes force pregnant women into the bush, over the border

28 April 2017

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