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One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence

04 July 2018

(Right to left) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meet with one-stop centre staff. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

30 May 2018

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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Companies reach more than 1 million with family planning information in Philippines

18 July 2018

Phoebe Tamondong, 25, learned about family planning through a UNFPA-supported programme at her company. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

31 July 2018

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar

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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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After infertility, isolation and displacement, refugee in Iraq finds a place to heal

23 August 2018

Women may face disappointment, stigma or even isolation if they cannot have children. A UNFPA-supported counsellor watches over a child in Amiriyat al-Falloujah camp. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa

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European Union supports reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in Yemen with funding to UNFPA

19 September 2018

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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

24 August 2018

Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

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End to conflict spells no relief for women and girls in the Philippines

04 September 2018

Women in conflict settings face increased risks to their health and well-being. Their vulnerability is even higher if they are pregnant. After giving birth, Aslima, 35, seeks treatment for anaemia at a UNFPA-supported medical mission in Marawi. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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