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08 November 2016
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Women’s health needs critical as battle for Mosul intensifies
QAYYARAH, Iraq – With military operations underway to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Daesh), thousands of civilians have…
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01 November 2016
Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict
SANA’A, Yemen – The conflict in Yemen has been catastrophic for its civilian population. Thousands have been killed and over 12 million people are now targeted for humanitarian…
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25 October 2016
Press Release
UNFPA provides 1,000 reproductive health consultations to women and girls fleeing Mosul
ERBIL, 25 October, 2016— As Iraqi civilians are fleeing the ongoing conflict in Mosul, UNFPA Iraq has stepped up its response and delivered reproductive health (RH) services to…
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20 October 2016
Press Release
UNFPA State of World Population 2016
Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the world’s ambitious development agenda, warns UNFPA,…
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20 October 2016
News
Investing in girls at 10 will get a country excellent returns
Ten-year-old Temawelase is a sixth-grader in a rural community in the Hhohho region of Swaziland. Almost 4000 miles away, her age-mate Daline has just finished primary school in…
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20 October 2016
Statement
Launch of The State of World Population 2016
Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016, published by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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20 October 2016
The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls
The world’s future will be determined by the fate of its 10-year-old girls.
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19 October 2016
Press Release
Responding to the needs of Women and Girls Subject to Violence: a comprehensive package
Together with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, UN Women is launching the “Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence” on Thursday, October 19 in…
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18 October 2016
Statement
Protection of Women and Girls in Mosul
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, to the United Nations Population Fund, on the Protection of Women…
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