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Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

21 May 2020
Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor
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Women and girls’ pathway to a life free from violence in Lao People's Democratic Republic

10 December 2019
A women-friendly space in Attapue. UNFPA has helped the Lao Women's Union to provide psychosocial support in the community. Such efforts will continue as the country rolls out the Essential Services Package. © UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Courts, police and social workers join hands to protect survivors of violence in Peru’s Ayacucho region

16 October 2019
The UNFPA-supported CASE Centre offers social and legal support for women survivors of gender-based violence in Ayacucho. © Municipality of Huamanga/Roxana Gomez Leon
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Updates

Canada funding supports sustainable reproductive health and protection services in Iraq

08 May 2018
New funding from Canada will support sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in Iraq, as they rebuild their lives after conflict. © UNFPA Iraq
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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

24 August 2018
Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce
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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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“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

03 October 2016
Muna was left to fend for her children alone in the Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Khetam Malkawi
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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

16 March 2016
The vulnerabilities of women and girls have often been overlooked in traditional responses to crisis. © UNFPA/Nake Batev
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