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Women supporting women: Female bus conductors drive out violence in Bhutan

01 March 2021

Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri

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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

26 February 2021

Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen

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Amid conflict, displacement, pandemic, Syrian girls see a future in… robots

22 February 2021

Bana, 12, enjoys learning about robotics at a women's and girls' safe space in northwest Syria. Image courtesy of Ihsan Relief and Development

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Safe spaces in Colombia offer respite to Venezuelan migrants

25 February 2021

Women at a safe space in Saravena, Arauca, one of 19 in Colombia that serve Venezuelan migrants who are survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Colombia

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021

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As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

03 February 2021

Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal

The Executive Director’s IASC Championship on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment

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The diplomatic community lends a hand to help women’s shelters in Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 January 2021

Dijana Tadić, executive director of the organization Žena BiH, which runs the women's shelter in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A recent philanthropic event benefited the eight shelters in the country. © Edin Palata for UNFPA