War Torn Girlhood

The Syrian crisis has left hundreds of thousands of adolescent girls vulnerable to child marriage and in need of adequate gender-based violence, sexual education and reproductive health services. UNFPA is helping to fill this void in Jordan, where 42,000 Syrian refugees are girls between the ages of 12 and 17. This is Asma's story. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.

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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

07 June 2018
Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

01 June 2018
Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Haiti vasectomy campaign draws over 300 per cent anticipated turnout

15 May 2018
Men queue to register for the vasectomy event in Port-au-Prince. Enthusiasm far exceeded expectations. © Moïse Alex Docteur/UNV
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Ashley Judd, UNFPA launch fundraising campaign to help Rohingya refugee mothers deliver safely

24 May 2018
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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

23 May 2018
Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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In war-torn Yemen, a devastating childbirth injury, then a glimpse of hope

21 May 2018
A medical team at Al Thawara Hospital successfully treated Shaima's obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Yemen
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