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03 January 2018
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UNFPA delivers aid to previously unreached Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo
Two mobile reproductive health teams have been deployed to the Sheikh Maqsoud area of Aleppo following the arrival of a UNFPA and Syrian Arab Red Crescent mission on 28 December,…
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27 December 2017
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Reproductive health and rights in the Arab region, a year’s harvest
The Arab region, home to 346 million people, is predominantly young, as 28 percent of its population is composed of young women and men under 30 years of age. Half of the entire…
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19 December 2017
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Surviving Domestic Violence, One Day at a Time
“I was so desperate, I had lost hope; committing suicide seemed the only escape from the abuse, back then,” said Fatima*. “I didn’t know how to handle the pain, but now I do. I am…
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10 December 2017
Statement
We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we celebrate the foundations that the Declaration provides for the right to sexual and…
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06 December 2017
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“I felt like a prisoner”: Spousal violence in Iraq
“There are lots of setbacks in life, but what matters is standing up again,” said 33-year-old Cojine*.
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24 November 2017
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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030
Gender-based violence, along with harmful practices, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, are human rights violations that rob women and girls of their futures…
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23 November 2017
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A story of violence: 16 objects show the reality of gender-based violence around the world
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights abuse in the world, affecting every country and community. One in three women will experience some form of…
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19 November 2017
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UNFPA scales up response after earthquake hit Iraq
In the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border last Sunday evening, the office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq scaled up its…
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11 November 2017
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Statement of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the Situation in Yemen
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is concerned about the effects of the total closure of air, sea and land access to Yemen on the people in the country, particularly the…
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