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In Turkey, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

calendar_today 30 July 2018

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In Turkey, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

ŞANLIURFA, Turkey – “Even today, we saw a 17 year old who is pregnant and already has a child,” said midwife Neval, sitting in the Devtesti Centre, a women…

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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

calendar_today 24 July 2018

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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

ABSHERON, Azerbaijan – Fourteen-year-old Maryam stood, awe-struck, at the edge of an indoor football pitch in Absheron, Azerbaijan. “For me, seeing a real soccer…

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One of us: People with disabilities advocate for inclusive sexual and reproductive health

calendar_today 17 July 2018

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One of us: People with disabilities advocate for inclusive sexual and reproductive health

SKOPJE, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — Daniela’s brown eyes sparkle when she remembers the day her son was born. “They woke me up with the words, …

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Moldova takes lead in adopting new national programme on sexual and reproductive health and rights

calendar_today 03 July 2018

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Moldova takes lead in adopting new national programme on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Moldova takes lead in adopting new national programme on SRHR

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Photo project in Georgia supports girls’ right to reach their full potential

calendar_today 20 June 2018

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Photo project in Georgia supports girls’ right to reach their full potential

TBILISI, Georgia — “I want to have my own business and travel around the world.” “I want to become a lawyer because I hate injustice.” &ldquo…

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Stigma around women’s health in focus at Minsk event with supermodel-philanthropist Natalia Vodianova

calendar_today 22 May 2018

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Stigma around women’s health in focus at Minsk event with supermodel-philanthropist Natalia Vodianova

Stigma around women’s health in focus at Minsk event

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

calendar_today 14 May 2018

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Fifty years ago, on 13 May, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right. Throughout all of human history, efforts to plan,…

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A ‘gynaecologist at my fingertips’ for millions of smartphone users

calendar_today 09 May 2018

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A ‘gynaecologist at my fingertips’ for millions of smartphone users

ISTANBUL – Having the popular period-tracker app and women’s health platform Flo on a smartphone is “like having a gynaecologist at my fingertips”, one…

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Helping medical professionals step up to the challenge of preventing cervical cancer

calendar_today 04 May 2018

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Helping medical professionals step up to the challenge of preventing cervical cancer

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Each year, some 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which has one of the highest incidence rates…

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