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17 December 2024
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From policy to practice: Turning the tide on gender based violence in East and Southern Africa
Janeth, a nurse in Tanzania, sees the toll of gender-based violence every day. Caroline, a young advocate in Malawi, educates her peers about abuse, hoping to break the cycle…
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13 December 2024
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Youth leaders mobilize to combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence
As the annual 16 Days of Activism concluded, a new wave of youth-led interventions took center stage across sub-Saharan Africa, targeting the growing threat of technology…
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10 December 2024
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Intertwined rights: The universality and indivisibility of human rights
When I was a young student, I overheard a group of women talking in a local bookstore in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. They were both congratulating and lamenting the…
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10 December 2024
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For a more just, equal and prosperous world, prioritize the human rights of women and girls
Human rights exist to protect us, all of us, from harm and to ensure lives of dignity and inclusion. Peace and prosperity depend on fulfilling human rights. Three decades ago,…
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09 December 2024
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Tanzanian women highlight the path from bodily autonomy to sustainable development
According to the most recent estimates, some 19 per cent of Tanzanian women who are married or in a union have an unmet need for family planning. Yet filling this need is not…
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03 December 2024
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Healing the wounds of inequality: Tackling Obstetric Fistula in Africa
Tirumaed, a young woman from Desta Mender, Ethiopia, endured eight days of agonizing labor, a stillbirth, and a devastating childbirth injury known as obstetric fistula, all…
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03 December 2024
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A pioneering path: How an internship programme promotes accessibility and changes lives
I am the first in many things this year. First graduate in psychological sciences from the University of Burundi with a visual disability, and the first intern living with a…
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01 December 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day
The right to knowledge that is accurate and unbiased. The right to be treated with dignity and respect. The right to feel safe, no matter who you are or who you love. Fulfilling…
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25 November 2024
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Even as they flee crisis and disaster, women and girls have the right to safety and support
When conflict and disaster force women and girls to flee their communities and homes, they face grave danger. Displacement takes a devastating toll on their well-being and leaves…
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