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Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
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Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
NKHATA BAY, Malawi Had village elders not intervened in stopping her parents from marrying her off at 13, Catherine would have become another statistic. Malawi has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world at 42 percent. And,…
Iraqi Youth Turn an ISIL Prison into a Space for Healing 
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Iraqi Youth Turn an ISIL Prison into a Space for Healing 
Peeling paint. Shattered windows. Piles of bricks and tiles layered with dust. This was what youth activists in Iraq’s Anbar governate had to work with when they rehabilitated a former ISIL prison into a safe space last year.   Before…
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As Fighting Escalates in Ukraine, UNFPA Warns of the Impact on Women and Girls
UNFPA is deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, and the humanitarian needs will dramatically escalate. We have been working in Ukraine for decades, expanding access to reproductive health services to some of the hardest-to-reach people. We will…
A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India
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A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India
PATNA, India – “When we wear our uniforms, people recognize us and we feel a sense of pride. They say –  just look at what these women have achieved and the work they are doing… They have left the men behind.”…

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