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01 February 2017
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New study finds child marriage rising among most vulnerable Syrian refugees
United Nations, New York/Beirut, Lebanon – An alarming rise in child marriages has been seen among the most vulnerable Syrian refugee populations in Lebanon, according to a newly…
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23 January 2017
Thousands reached in Somalia reproductive health campaign
MORODIJEEX – It was early morning when a young sheikh, Abdi Iidan, and his wife joined the long queue leading to a tent in Morodijeex, north-western Somalia. Mr. Iidan stood out…
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15 January 2017
Women’s needs staggering as winter grips Aleppo, UN convoy finds
ALEPPO, Syria – Women’s health, hygiene and protection needs are staggering in the bomb-scarred city of Aleppo, UNFPA observers reported following a United Nations interagency…
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01 January 2017
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United Nations in Syria: Investing in hope for the people of Aleppo to move forward
ALEPPO, 1 January 2017- Numbers and stories cannot convey the depth of suffering endured in each individual case of a Syrian in need in Aleppo. Exactly how many people have left…
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28 December 2016
After marriage at age 9, a former child bride gets a second chance
IBB, Yemen – Shukria was married off at just 9 years old. The wedding was arranged to settle a debt her family owed to a 50-year-old man. “He told my father he would forget the…
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20 December 2016
10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Tragedies have been dominating the headlines. War and persecution achieved a terrible new milestone this year: More people are displaced from their…
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05 December 2016
After escape, former ISIL slaves face new challenges
DUHOK, Iraq – “I was raped. I hated life and attempted suicide,” described Maha*, a 19-year-old Yazidi woman who was abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also…
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01 December 2016
Statement
HIV prevention goes beyond access to services – it’s about more inclusive societies
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016 It is past time to get serious about…
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25 November 2016
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Statement attributable to UNFPA's Director for the Arab states region Dr. Luay Shabaneh:
Cairo, 25 November 2016 - Today, on the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, Termanin Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Idlib governorate was hit…
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