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Empowering young people in Ecuador to understand their bodies and defend their rights
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador – “RuranKapak for me means freedom, knowledge, breaking myths,” said 20-year-old youth leader Janny Caicedo Corozo. “It’s about helping young people who don't know their rights and need to know…
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Five things you need to know about consent
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Everyone has the right to make their own choices about their bodies. Yet millions of people are denied their right to say no to sex – or yes to the choice of a marriage partner or to the right…
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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Although heavily pregnant and in pain, Kaindo Bembeleza waited patiently along with dozens of other women on a row of benches under a tarpaulin tent.
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Fadma and the forest: Learning from the past for a flourishing future in rural Morocco
AGADIR, Morocco – “Women play an irreplaceable role in preserving the Argan forests,” said Jamila Idbourrous, director of the Union of Argan Oil Women’s Cooperatives in Agadir, Morocco.
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UNFPA embraces femtech to boost period awareness in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova
CHIȘINĂU, Republic of Moldova/OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — “I used an app before but forgot to enter the dates, but with this watch you can easily see every day of your menstrual cycle. I think it's important to…
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After flooding and rains devastate Peru, survivors of gender-based violence find safety and services at UNFPA-supported shelter
PIURA, Peru – Displacement. Violence. Stigma and discrimination. Unfortunately, these are some of the challenges women confront in Peru.
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“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of UNFPA’s frontline workers
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo – “I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across armed men.”
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How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine
CHIȘINĂU, the Republic of Moldova – “Services of this kind have not been practised among this group of Roma population in Ukraine, so due to a lack of information, there is distrust,” said Sahin Rădiță. “Sexuality…
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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A week after delivering her baby girl, Ms. Husun went back to the family health house where she gave birth, bringing food for the midwife who had assisted her.
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