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First monsoon rains descend on Rohingya refugee camps, omen of challenges ahead

27 April 2018
Early monsoon rains have arrived in Cox's Bazar, reigniting fears about the health and safety of refugees. A refugee woman in a muddy camp in late 2017. © UNFPA/Prince Naymuzzaman
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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

10 May 2018
Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp
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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

25 April 2018
Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

26 April 2018
In earthquake-affected Tamande, Mendi, local emergency responders meet with UNFPA staff. © UNFPA
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Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

24 April 2018
Young women and men come to Safe Space sessions in equal numbers and with equal levels of interest in discussing topics that, otherwise, most don't talk about with anyone else. © UNFPA Maldives/Ashwa Faheem
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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018
Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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Drama helps battle child marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 April 2018
Young actors perform a scene from "Ruža," an interactive play about the harms of child marriage. Photo by Almir Panjeta for UNICEF/UNFPA BiH
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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

09 April 2018
The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

04 April 2018
MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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