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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023
UNITED NATIONS, New York – From droughts to floods, displacement and conflicts – the cycle of despair in 2023 seemed unstoppable. Yet in crisis after crisis, so were the accounts of the selfless and the heroic. As the…
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An unequal world: Designing a safer, healthier place for women and girls in Argentina, Cameroon and Uganda
United Nations, NEW YORK – What would the world look like if it was designed by and for women?
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UNFPA-supported cash vouchers programme eases access to care for women living with HIV in Indonesia
Jakarta, INDONESIA – “When I first learned that I had HIV, I felt like my world was falling apart,” 39-year-old mother-of-two Wati* told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in 2022.
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$1.2 billion needed in urgent UNFPA appeal for women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2024
UNITED NATIONS, New York – This year saw records toppled one after the other: The hottest year in human history; the highest number of people displaced; hunger crises at their worst.
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Breaking with tradition in Malawi: Communities band together to protect girls’ rights
CHIKWAWA, Malawi – Sixteen-year-old Fanny Galeta wasn’t sure how to react when her mother told her that her initiation ceremony had been planned. Over the years, Fanny had heard many stories about these ceremonies – and…
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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis
TAIZ, Yemen – “One day, when I was returning from fetching water, I collapsed on the road. I was bleeding so badly that I knew I was going to lose my baby.” Umm Mahra was 31 years old and five months pregnant when she…
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“Your story holds power”: UNFPA provides HIV testing for survivors of violence in Namibia
ZAMBEZI, Namibia – Twenty-year-old university student Haillie Lushetile did not have any easy childhood. At five years old, she survived rape by a family member. She repressed the traumatic experience, however, until…
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“We are the experts on disability”: Advocate Angeline Chand urges inclusive disaster preparedness and response in Fiji
SUVA, Fiji – For the millions of people spread across more than a dozen countries and territories that make up the Pacific Islands, natural hazards and climate disasters are unfortunately nothing new.
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Walking the walk: Activist Victoria Rovira Hernández takes a stand on Costa Rica’s ‘bodyright’ runway for trans people and sex workers
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – In August 2023, trans rights activist Victoria Rovira Hernández took to the catwalk for an unconventional runway presentation during Costa Rica’s fashion week.
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