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UNFPA responds to gender violence in conflict-scarred Kachin

07 April 2017
“The most difficult part of my job is the repeated cases, where the husband will not change his behaviour, where the wife is not able to leave, and where she is abused again and again,” says caseworker Lu Bu. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming
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Over 1 million affected by brutal flooding, landslides in Peru

05 April 2017
María is leading recovery efforts in her community. "The situation is decaying each day," she said. © UNFPA/Cotera
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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

23 March 2017
A displaced woman from Taizz receives a dignity kit containing hygiene supplies and other basic items. © UNFPA Yemen
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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #2 – February 2017

Resource date: 28 February 2017

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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Sexual harassment rampant on Sri Lanka's public transport system

March 13, 2017

A new study commissioned by UNFPA has found that 90 per cent of women in Sri Lanka have endured sexual harassment while taking public transport. Women explain that, despite underreporting of the issue, they are all too familiar with these abuses. UNFPA and the Government are working to raise awareness of the problem, and promoting a hotline women can call to report harassment. Read the full story here. 

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Online course helps aid workers help women and girls

24 February 2017
A women's meeting in South Sudan. A free online course is helping aid workers improve safety and services for women and girls. © UNFPA South Sudan/Harriet Adong
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Reaching women and girls across the line of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

16 February 2017
Families, including pregnant women, children, and disabled and elderly people, have fled shelling and airstrikes in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State. © Metta Development Foundation
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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

01 February 2017
Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto
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Thousands reached in Somalia reproductive health campaign

20 January 2017
The outreach campaign provided antenatal care, postpartum services, family planning counselling and many other services. © UNFPA Somalia
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Women’s needs staggering as winter grips Aleppo, UN convoy finds

13 January 2017
UNFPA, with its partner the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, distributes hygiene kits in Aleppo during a recent assessment mission. © UNFPA Syria
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