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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed
AZRAQ CAMP, Jordan/HOMS, Syria/UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I invested the first four days of the…
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How to do no harm: Resources to help journalists avoid re-traumatizing survivors of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS, New York/AMMAN, Jordan – Sexual and gender-based violence …
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Among Syrian refugees, dispelling myths about contraceptives
AMMAN, Jordan – “I don’t want more kids and I’m afraid to get pregnant,” said Fatima*, a 37-year-…
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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story
Amman, JORDAN – On most weekday afternoons, you can find 22-year-old Hiba* working at a salon in…
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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage
ZAATARI, Jordan – “A girl I know from school here in the camp got married last year when she was 15…
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan
In April, humanitarian, writer and actor Ashley Judd travelled to Jordan on her…
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5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan
ZAATARI, Jordan – When Mohammad and Kholoud Suliman were told that their infant daughter was the 5000…
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Syrian refugee parents take a stand against child marriage
AMMAN, Jordan – Child marriages appear to be rising among Syrian refugees as families grow…
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Refugee with disability overcomes steep hurdles
ZAATARI/MAFRAQ, Jordan – Four decades ago in Syria, a medical mistake left Fatima deaf. She spent…
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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees
EL NABATIEH, Lebanon/DEIR ALLA, Jordan – More than four years after conflict erupted in Syria, the…
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