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15 October 2023
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Girls in Crisis: Voices from the Arab Region
Throughout the Arab region, humanitarian crises are defining the lives of girls like Sara, many of whom spend their formative years surviving violence, displacement, abject…
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11 October 2023
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Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want
Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the…
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11 October 2023
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“Psychological wounds will take time to heal”: Treating immense trauma in Derna in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
DERNA, Libya – “The hospital was overwhelmed with emergency cases and dead bodies,” said 29-year-old gynaecologist Dr. Nehal Anwar, who works at a maternity hospital in Derna, a…
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09 October 2023
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Girl-led campaigns rally Sudanese communities to reject FGM
Sudan has made important strides to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and while the practice shows signs of decrease among young girls, FGM remains high with 88 per cent of…
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08 October 2023
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Landmark innovation bootcamp empowers girls to fight FGM in Somalia
Nearly 99 per cent of women and girls in Somalia aged 15 to 49 have suffered the savage practice of FGM. Most are cut by traditional practitioners between the ages of five and…
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08 October 2023
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Pioneering startup boosts girls’ skills, rights and futures in Egypt
Wafaa Amin’s dream was to help women get ahead through skills training, and to confront human rights abuses like female genital mutilation (FGM] that many women and girls face in…
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08 October 2023
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Religious leaders, communities unite against FGM in Yemen
Nearly one in five girls aged 15 to 49 have endured FGM in Yemen, with the harmful practice typically carried out by traditional practitioners. Years of conflict have decimated…
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08 October 2023
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Women, girls and youth join hands to tackle FGM in Djibouti
More than seven-in-ten women and girls aged 15 to 49 have endured FGM in Djibouti. Yet government data shows that the harmful practice decreased by eight per cent between 2012 and…
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26 September 2023
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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her
“Trapped under the debris, I thought I was going to die,” said Maria who was working her shift as a midwife in a maternity health centre when the most destructive earthquake in…
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