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18 December 2023
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Action Leads and Hope Prevails: Success in Ending Child Marriage
UNFPA remains dedicated to fostering resilience, dismantling harmful gender and social norms, and providing alternatives, ensuring that the dreams of countless young girls…
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14 December 2023
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Securing Privacy for Survivors Gender-Based Violence in Timor Leste Hospitals
On the south coast of Timor Leste, Dr Geraldo works as a doctor and Clinical Director at a Referral Hospital, one of Timor Leste’s advanced care facilities. He shared his…
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13 December 2023
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Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Liquiçá, Timor Leste
In one of Timor Leste’s largest coastal towns, midwife Dulce treats women who have experienced domestic violence. Specifically, Dulce sees pregnant women, often brought to the…
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11 December 2023
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UNFPA: The world should not lose focus on Afghanistan
Amid the raging conflicts across the world, we should not lose focus on Afghanistan where women and girls continue to acutely suffer from the impacts of the protracted polycrisis…
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10 December 2023
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A Man’s Call to Action for Gender Equality
As a fellow man, I call on all of you—the fathers, the brothers, the partners—to join forces with us on this mission. Let’s start by celebrating our authentic selves and inspire a…
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08 December 2023
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Sri Lanka photo story: portraits of strength in the prolongued economic crisis
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has been a brutal extension of the economic downturn of COVID-19. The twin crises created conditions where the most marginalised people across the…
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05 December 2023
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Frontline Heroes: Health care provider in Papua New Guinea advocates for change
Esther is a deputy health manager in Alotau District who knows how essential it is to not only have a strong response and referral system for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors…
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03 December 2023
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Solution Seekers for an Inclusive Future
One in every seven people in the world has a disability. Governments across the region need to build more inclusive services to deliver education, healthcare and economic support…
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03 December 2023
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Frontline Heroes: Midwives in Papua New Guinea fighting against gender-based violence
Midwives like Diana play a critical role in the health system of Papua New Guinea, offering lifesaving obstetric care in a country with high maternal mortality rates. For Diana,…
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