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Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

DADAAB, Kenya — Braving the scorching sun and feet-baking sandy soil, with a torn schoolbag hanging…

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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

This is one of a series of features UNFPA is producing about the life in the camps where hundreds of thousands of…

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Crossing to Safety: One Woman’s Story of Arriving in Dadaab from Somalia

DADAAB, Kenya — When Fatuma Ali together with her husband decided to begin a trek from Somalia to Kenya with…

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UNFPA Executive Director Promises More Support for the Women and Youth of Dadaab

Dadaab, Kenya — While visiting the world’s largest refugee camp, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…

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No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

This is one of a series of features UNFPA is producing about the life in the camps where hundreds of thousands of…

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Sexual Violence Threatens Women and Girls in Kenya's Post-Election Crisis

KIBERA, Kenya — In early January, armed men tore into the house of a 32-year-old mother of three in…

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