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Solar lanterns light perilous path to shared toilets in Myanmar refugee camps

17 November 2017
Solar-powered lanterns light the way to shared toilets in this displacement camp in Kachin State, Myanmar. Women and girls are vulnerable to attack on their way to the facilities. © Metta Development Foundation/Hkawng Nan
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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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Trailblazing all-girl cricket tournament calls for bowling out child marriage

14 November 2017
Gudiya Chaudhary traveled 35 km to participate in the tournament, which was the first of its kind in the district. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

08 November 2017
Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt

30 October 2017
Amany Abdel-Aal, a Wen-Do instructor from the organization Etijah, teaches women how defend themselves and stand up for their rights. © UNFPA/Rebecca Zerzan
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Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

27 October 2017
An initiative is bringing men together to address gender-based violence and the inequalities that fuel it. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

20 October 2017
Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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