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10 things you should know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises

23 May 2016
Over 250,000 refugees have fled the violence in Burundi since last April. © UNFPA/Sawiche Wamunza
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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

15 April 2016
UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
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One year after Chibok kidnapping, one girl recounts surviving Boko Haram

14 April 2015
Nigo, a 14-year-old girl from Nigeria, was abducted by Boko Haram in November. After she escaped to Niger, she received support from a UNFPA-supported programme. © UNFPA Niger/Souleymane Saddi Maazou
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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

19 February 2016
Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
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In region assaulted by Boko Haram, women, young people key to stability

26 September 2015
The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency threatens to undermine development throughout the region. Girls in northern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria/Ololade Daniel
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Silent no more: Radio in Cameroon amplifies the voices of women and girls

04 August 2015
Girls in Mokolo, Cameroon, perform a traditional dance. Women and girls in the country's Far North region face a host of barriers to critical health information and care. © UNFPA Cameroon
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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

10 July 2015
Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal
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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

21 May 2015
Survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency at Malkohi displacement camp in Yola, Adamawa State. They were displaced by the violence in their home communities in Borno State. © UNFPA
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Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling

06 May 2015
This family has lost two children to abductions by Boko Haram – an 18-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. Their home was also burned to the ground by the insurgents. They are now living in a displacement camp in Adamawa State. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0636/Rich
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Responding to the needs of communities terrorized by Boko Haram

14 April 2015
UNFPA staff speak with adolescent refugees from Nigeria, who fled insecurity at home and are now living in the Sayam Forage Refugees Camp in Diffa, Niger. © UNFPA Niger/Habila Tsahirou
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