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23 January 2019
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CHISINAU, Moldova – Irina Starciac, 46, was certain she was healthy. "I never had any symptoms that would get me worried,” she said. She was lucky, then, that her family doctor decided to screen her... Read more
18 January 2019
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CHIȘINĂU, Moldova — A school uniform. A pair of pyjamas. Work slacks and a blouse. These are just some of the clothes that women and girls in Moldova were wearing when they were sexually assaulted,... Read more
3 January 2019
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MINGACHEVIR, Azerbaijan — For two long years, Gulnar, 14, was unable to continue her education. The distance between her home in rural Azerbaijan and the nearest school was just too far. But then her... Read more
10 December 2018
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ANTALYA, Turkey — Supermodel-philanthropist Natalia Vodianova, host of the first global “Let’s Talk!” event in Antalya, Turkey, was featured in the December 2018 issue of Turkish Airlines’ Skylife... Read more
6 December 2018
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TSNORI, Georgia — Twenty-five years ago, Julietta Chkhetiani was forced to leave her native Abkhazia due to armed conflict there. She started a new life in Tsnori, a town in the Kakheti region of... Read more
29 November 2018
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SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — When Anna’s abusive husband threatened her with a knife, she knew it was time to get away. The next day, she pretended to take her children to school, but instead fled with them... Read more
12 November 2018
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CAHUL, Moldova — On a typical day, teacher Ludmila Culidobri may lead her ninth-grade class in a debate on whether images in the media create unhealthy standards of beauty, or a discussion of how... Read more
7 November 2018
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ANTALYA, Turkey – The first global “Let’s Talk!” event hosted by supermodel-philanthropist Natalia Vodianova celebrated outstanding champions in the struggle against taboos and stigma around women’s... Read more
17 October 2018
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UNITED NATIONS, New York — The global trend towards smaller families is a reflection of people making reproductive choices to have as few or as many children as they want, when they want. When people... Read more
5 October 2018
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GENEVA — United Nations Member States from across Europe, North America and Central Asia reconfirmed their commitment to implementing the Programme of Action adopted at... Read more