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27 April 2016
Women widowed by ISIL find hope and support in Iraq
Nadyia had to make a decision. Shortly after members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized control of Tall Afar, in north-western Iraq, she says the militants…
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21 April 2016
Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan
In April, humanitarian, writer and actor Ashley Judd travelled to Jordan on her inaugural mission as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. During her two-week trip, she visited UNFPA…
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19 April 2016
Meet Haneen: A Syrian refugee’s struggle with child marriage and accessing care
NABATIYEH, Lebanon – In late 2013, Haneen, now 14, fled Syria with her parents and 10 siblings. As her family made its way to the Turkish border, her father sustained…
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19 April 2016
معاناة اللاجئين السورين مع الزواج المبكر
"ليس لدينا بنات للزواج"؛ اعتادت خولة الرد بهذه الكلمات على الرجال الأردنيين أو الأجانب الذين يطلبون منها يد ابنتها البالغة من العمر 14 عاماً عندما يأتون باحثين عن عروس…
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19 April 2016
Meet Haneen: A Syrian refugee’s struggle with child marriage and accessing care X
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18 April 2016
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SHABWAH, Yemen – The nearly year-long conflict in Yemen has now embroiled 21 of the country’s 22 governorates, civilian casualties are common, food is in short supply…
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05 April 2016
How a new blood bank is saving the lives of pregnant women in Darfur
Last year, when Zahar Ali went into labour with her first child, her family brought her to El Fasher Maternity Hospital, North Darfur’s largest health facility offering maternity…
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30 March 2016
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A Year of Conflict in Yemen Puts the Lives of 3.4 Million Women of Reproductive Age at Risk
A year of conflict in Yemen has led to 21.2 million people requiring some form of humanitarian assistance, with nearly half of them being women and girls. UNFPA, the United…
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28 March 2016
Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen
Aisha* was raised in a one room apartment adjacent to her father’s grocery shop in a small town 100 kilometres from Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. Shortly after she turned 12, her…
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