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A silent emergency: Violence against women and girls

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Uncovering the Bigger Picture of Violence Against Women in Indonesia
Ruth* was in her 30s when her husband first started physically and sexually assaulting her. As the domestic abuse continued over the years, the...
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Fiji: reproductive health is key to recovery from Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston
Suva, Fiji – 200 emergency dignity kits provided by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, were among the first supplies delivered to Fiji’s...
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The Philippines - Marites, 37, was nine months pregnant when tropical storm Ondoy, one of the worst floods that hit Metro Manila, swept away her...
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Fiji: reproductive health is key to recovery from Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston

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UNFPA ASIA-PACIFIC & THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN THAILAND PRESENT THE 2015 STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT’s REGIONAL LAUNCH EVENT: “BRAVE, WISE...
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Nepal Earthquake: Six Months Later
The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the country's worst in almost a century, caused devastation on a massive scale.  But it also brought people...
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World Humanitarian Day #SHAREHUMANITY
Every 19 August, the UN family, including the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, observes World Humanitarian Day to mark the day when, in 2003,...
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Beyond food and shelter

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Suva, Fiji – 200 emergency dignity kits provided by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, were among the first supplies delivered to Fiji’s...
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Nepal Earthquake: Six Months Later

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One year on, new lives and new hope for Nepal’s earthquake survivors
When the devastating earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, Ishwori Dangol lost her son. Seven months pregnant, in increasing pain and afraid she...
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Women emerge stronger in quake-hit Nepal
One year on from Nepal's devastating earthquake, women and girls are tackling the deeper issues that drive sexual and domestic violence.
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Australia provides more for women and girls in Post-Cyclone Winston response
UNFPA Pacific, Suva, Fiji – The Government of Australia has provided an additional AU$400,000 (FJ$629,000.00) to support the United Nations...
7 March 2016
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