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24 January 2018
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Empowering local first responders to reach refugee and migrant women
Over two years ago, Greece became the centre of a refugee and migration crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people streaming into the country, many of them risking death to…
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15 January 2018
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Preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq
“As humanitarians, we have a collective responsibility to prevent and safely respond to sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq,” said Jennifer Emond, a UNFPA specialist on the…
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25 January 2018
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New Year, New Beginnings
The new year is a time for reflection and for resolutions -- a time to take stock of our successes and challenges, to strengthen our resolve and to set goals for the future. For…
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17 January 2018
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Among Syrian refugees, dispelling myths about contraceptives
“I don’t want more kids and I’m afraid to get pregnant,” said Fatima*, a 37-year-old Syrian refugee and mother of six, at a UNFPA-supported clinic in Jordan’s capital, Amman.
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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
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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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