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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

20 May 2019
Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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“We expect respect,” say migrants and refugees

21 March 2019
Hatidza* (right) fled the threat of violence in their home country. She is receiving psychosocial support from a UNFPA-supported women's and girls' centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina. © UNFPA/Almir Budimlic
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Five things you didn’t know about disability and sexual violence

30 October 2018
Young people with disabilities face staggering rights violations, including being cut off from education and health care, and subjected to sexual violence. © UNFPA/Théodore Somda
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Earthquake and tsunami devastating for 45,000 pregnant women in Indonesia

16 October 2018
Some 88,000 people have been displaced by the twin disasters in Indonesia's hardest-hit areas. Ibu Fariati and her family now share a tent with six other families. © UNFPA Indonesia/Stenly hely Sajow
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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

02 August 2018
Maria with her youngest daughter. She lost weight after each pregnancy, alarming her doctors. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

06 August 2018
Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet
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