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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd shows the difference lifesaving health care can make
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd shows the difference lifesaving health care can make
Donate to UNFPA’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo What happened to Ashley in the Congo Ashley Judd, an American actress, activist, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, suffered a horrific accident on February 12, 2020 while researching endangered bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She tripped over a fallen tree and broke her leg…
Reformed cutters protect the next generation from female genital mutilation in Kenya
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Reformed cutters protect the next generation from female genital mutilation in Kenya
TAMUGH, WEST POKOT COUNTY, Kenya – More than 10,000 girls over 30 years. That’s how many girls three women here cut in female genital mutilation rituals – almost one girl a day, every day, spanning three decades.  Now in their 70s, Chepchongil…
Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Violence Against Women
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Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Violence Against Women
Last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared that she is a survivor of sexual assault. She also explained how that trauma has stayed with her and compounded over time. Sadly, far too many women know exactly what Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is talking about.   1 in 3 women…
Black Her-story Month: Women leading in their communities and our world
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Black Her-story Month: Women leading in their communities and our world
Black History Month is a time of remembrance, celebration, and recognition for all that Black people have accomplished and suffered throughout history. We cannot speak of the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Barak Obama, or countless others, without contextualizing their experience in the discrimination, violence, and…

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