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News & Stories

News & Stories

Putting sexual and reproductive health at the centre of disaster risk reduction

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Putting sexual and reproductive health at the centre of disaster risk reduction

calendar_today 07 July 2018

Breakthrough achieved at the 2018 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Four women, four stories: Safe spaces allow Rohingya refugees to rebuild their lives

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Four women, four stories: Safe spaces allow Rohingya refugees to rebuild their lives

calendar_today 01 July 2018

From trauma to empowerment, a powerful transformation.

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Bangladeshi midwives save lives in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar

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Bangladeshi midwives save lives in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar

calendar_today 30 June 2018

Ensuring pregnancy and childbirth are safe amid the most formidable challenges.

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New kNOwVAWdata website and training course on measuring violence against women

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New kNOwVAWdata website and training course on measuring violence against women

calendar_today 21 June 2018

UNFPA, the University of Melbourne, ANROWS and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch kNOwVAWdata website and training course on measuring violence against…

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In disasters, violence against women is the huge, often hidden story

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In disasters, violence against women is the huge, often hidden story

calendar_today 20 June 2018

In this, the 21st century, rape is still used as a weapon of war, and fear, shame and stigma stops many survivors from speaking out.

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Eliminating sexual violence in conflict: An urgent priority

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Eliminating sexual violence in conflict: An urgent priority

calendar_today 19 June 2018

The UN Secretary-General issues a powerful message appealing to our shared humanity.

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“The world can’t let the dire needs of Rohingya refugees go unmet.”

Statement

“The world can’t let the dire needs of Rohingya refugees go unmet.”

calendar_today 18 June 2018

Joint statement by Natalia Kanem and Pramila Patten.

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The Journey: Collecting data on violence against women in Mongolia

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The Journey: Collecting data on violence against women in Mongolia

calendar_today 17 June 2018

In early 2017, around one-hundred women gathered in a hotel conference room in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They had responded to a call to participate in a 'Women’s Health and…

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What Mongolia learned from its first gender-based violence survey

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What Mongolia learned from its first gender-based violence survey

calendar_today 14 June 2018

Mongolia’s first nationwide survey on gender-based violence reveals high rates of violence against women across the East Asian country. One in 10 women experienced non-partner…

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