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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

16 November 2017

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Trailblazing all-girl cricket tournament calls for bowling out child marriage

Gudiya Chaudhary traveled 35 km to participate in the tournament, which was the first of its kind in the district. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

14 November 2017

Trailblazing cricket tournament advocates an end to child marriage

14 November 2017

Ending child marriage in Sierra Leone

Published on: 25/10/2017

UNFPA and UNICEF are jointly implementing the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage. The Global Programme approach recognises that ending child marriage will involve addressing complex socio-cultural and structural factors which contribute to child marriage over an extended period.

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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor

08 November 2017

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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt

Amany Abdel-Aal, a Wen-Do instructor from the organization Etijah, teaches women how defend themselves and stand up for their rights. © UNFPA/Rebecca Zerzan

30 October 2017

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Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

An initiative is bringing men together to address gender-based violence and the inequalities that fuel it. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

27 October 2017

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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

20 October 2017

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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

23 October 2017

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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story

19 October 2017

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