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20 April 2018
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Real men do chores too: Engaging fathers in domestic tasks and caregiving to combat gender inequality
Real men do chores too: Engaging dads to combat gender inequality
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06 April 2018
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Syrian refugee women get ‘second chance in life’ as health mediators in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — When Amira* was 14 years old and growing up in Syria, she agreed to marry a man she didn’t love to fulfil her dying mother’s wish to witness…
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30 March 2018
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Depicting life for Roma girls on stage to combat early marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Growing up in poverty, Ruža felt trapped and betrayed when her brother arranged for her to be married off to an older man at the age of…
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14 March 2018
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Tackling violence against women and girls through evidence-based policies
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The robust collection of data and the adoption of policies based upon it can help countries successfully tackle the global scourge of violence…
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12 February 2018
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UNFPA partners with period-tracker app Flo to bring reproductive health information to millions of users
Istanbul, 20 May 2024 — UNFPA and amma.pregnancy tracker, a popular application for pregnant women and their families, agreed to extend their successful partnership bringing…
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19 January 2018
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Empowering local first responders to reach refugee and migrant women
ATHENS, Greece/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Over two years ago, Greece became the centre of a refugee and migration crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people streaming…
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22 November 2017
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A story of violence: 16 objects show the reality of gender-based violence around the world
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights abuse in the world, affecting every country and community.
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20 November 2017
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Sexuality education without fear or shame for young people in Albania
BALLSH, Albania – It’s not always easy talking to young people about sexual and reproductive health in the classroom. “Whenever a question about our bodies was…
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17 October 2017
Breaking taboos around reproductive health for rural youth in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia — Like many other girls from rural villages in Georgia, Elene* didn’t learn much about her reproductive health as an adolescent. The only topic…
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