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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

UNITED NATIONS, New York ‒ “We were all alone, all the time,” Tatuli Paghava, 31, told UNFPA in Georgia, explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified hardships for mothers. “Everything got harder... especially...

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Midwives bring hope to new mothers amid the COVID-19 pandemic

ANKARA, Turkey – “I have only one child, but I feel like a mother to dozens of children,” says Umut. She is being modest. Over her nearly 30-year career as a midwife in Turkey, Umut – whose name means “hope” in Turkish...

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Regional change-makers raise their voices about threats to bodily autonomy

ISTANBUL — Millions of women and girls in Eastern Europe and Central Asia lack the power and agency to make choices about their own bodies, without fear of violence or having someone else decide for them. This dangerou...