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Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

28 February 2017

Aisha Tiro Bahero nearly died from pregnancy-related complications at her home on a tropical island off the coast of Kenya. © UNFPA/Douglas Waudo

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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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Former Ugandan circumciser says she will never go back to performing FGM

23 February 2017

Turutea Chelangat, a former circumciser in eastern Uganda, has renounced FGM. © UNFPA Uganda/Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi

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Changing minds to help child brides in Cameroon

10 January 2017

Natasha Biendi was married off when she was just 13 years old. Life as an underage wife and mother is hard. “There is too much work to do," she said. © UNFPA

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After long nightmare in Ukraine, displaced family finds peace

09 December 2016

A member of the mobile team meets with Tetiana in her temporary accommodations in Kharkiv. © UNFPA/Denys Panchenko

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Namibian hackathon takes on scourge of gender violence

05 December 2016

Namibian techies spent a hectic 24 hours creating innovations to tackle gender-based violence. Team Amani celebrates their win. © UNFPA Namibia/Emma Mbekele

Reversing the Trend

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In this video, made to mark the International Day for Elimination of Gender-based Violence, artist and activist Rand Jarallah uses her face as a canvas to show the horrors of violence against women, one of the most prevalent human rights abuses in the world. Learn more about how activists are working to end violence against women.

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Iraq centre brings specialized care to gender violence survivors

18 November 2016

Case workers finish a meeting at the survivors' centre in Dohuk. The facility provides a full range of support services for survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Iraq/Turchenkova

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Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

16 November 2016

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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

31 October 2016

Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

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