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Escape from Fallujah: Pregnant residents describe life on the run from ISIL

19 August 2016
Dignity kits are distributed in a camp in Amiriyat Fallujah. © Tajdid NGO
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Publications

Women, Faith and Human Rights

Number of pages: 36

Publication date: 24 June 2016

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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As crisis escalates in Yemen, pregnant women need essential care

16 August 2016
Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

12 August 2016
Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

12 August 2016
Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.
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Upsurge in sexuality education seen in countries with high HIV rates

04 August 2016
Young people have a right to access to accurate information about their bodies, including how to protect themselves from HIV. Youth pose with singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the 21st International AIDS Conference. © UNFPA/Prossy Nakanjako
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Brazilian funk music sensation Dream Team do Passinho calls for "More Rights, Less Zika"

03 August 2016
Dream Team do Passinho launches their hit new song, "More Rights, Less Zika" on World Population Day 2016. The song is a collaboration between the popular music group and UNFPA. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida
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Mais Direitos e Menos Zika (More rights, less Zika)

August 3, 2016

Brazilian funk sensation Dream Team do Passinho has released a new song in partnership with UNFPA. Released on World Population Day 2016, the song is titled "Mais Direitos e Menos Zika," which translates to "More rights, Less Zika." It calls attention to the fact that Zika disproportionately affects marginalized communities in Brazil, and it encourages the use of condoms to prevent the sexual transmission of Zika. Read more about the song here.

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Girls call for tearing down gender barriers in Republic of Moldova

01 August 2016
Alexandrina, Amina and Ionela talk about the barriers girls face in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Republic of Moldova
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No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

29 July 2016
Midwife Daw Aye Myint visits the home of a new mother for a postpartum check-up in the remote region of Magway. © UNFPA Myanmar
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