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19 August 2019
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Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others
When crisis strikes, women and girls are disproportionately affected and face increased risk of gender-based violence. Health facilities are often damaged or destroyed, leaving…
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12 August 2019
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My Body, My Life, My World!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young…
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10 July 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to…
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10 July 2019
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UN Secretary-General's message on World Population Day
The Sustainable Development Goals are closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization, said United Nations Secretary…
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30 June 2019
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking in persons exploits the most vulnerable among us, those often already disadvantaged and marginalized, including refugees and migrants. No country is immune. More…
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17 June 2019
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Adolescents in focus: Reaching the unreached with family planning
KAPILVASTU — When she was 14, Srijana Kurmi convinced her parents, who had started looking into finding a husband for her, to wait. She stayed in school until the 10th…
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28 May 2019
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‘Now we don't even know when someone is menstruating’
BAITADI — When he began teaching comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) a few years ago, Dhan Bahadur Mahara, the vice principal of Gyaneswor Secondary School, was…
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20 May 2019
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Addressing special needs of tornado-affected women, girls
“My hands started trembling the moment the roof of our house was blown away. I ran towards my neighbor’s house to save myself,” says Jagga Majhi, who is six…
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20 May 2019
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Fistula is a human rights violation – end it now!
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury…
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