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Deadly Fire Puts Rohingya Refugees at Further Risk
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Deadly Fire Puts Rohingya Refugees at Further Risk
A fire in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on Monday, March 22nd, has killed eleven people and jeopardized women’s health and safety.  More than three years have passed since over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled violence in Myanmar into…
From child bride to UNFPA midwife saving women’s lives in Afghanistan
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From child bride to UNFPA midwife saving women’s lives in Afghanistan
CHISHTI SHARIF, Herat province, Afghanistan –  At 14, she was married. By her 15th birthday, she had borne her first child. But Amina Mansoory’s story does not end in the way all too common with early marriage and childbearing. “Although…
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USA for UNFPA Statement on Murders in Georgia and Increasing Violence Against Asian-Americans
USA for UNFPA is appalled by the increasing number of hate crimes committed against the Asian community in the United States, particularly the recent murders in Georgia. That the victims of this violent and dreadful attack were primarily Asian women demonstrates the deadly implications of…
The War on Women and Girls in Syria
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The War on Women and Girls in Syria
This week, the conflict in Syria will have been ongoing for a decade. In that time, 500,000 people have been killed, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes including to other countries, and countless lives have been forever changed. 11 million…

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