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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018

Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

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Actions and commitments by UNFPA on sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse

13 March 2018

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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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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.

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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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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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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018

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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018

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