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Burundi refugees giving birth in unsafe conditions

25 May 2015
Tens of thousands of Burundian refugees are seeking shelter in Tanzania. On their way to safety, women are giving birth in unsafe conditions. Hundreds of cases of gender-based violence have been reported. © UNFPA Tanzania/Sawiche Wamunza
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Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

17 March 2014
Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010
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Giving hope in Zambia's largest refugee settlement

07 April 2003
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