For Kyrgyzstan’s LGBTQI community, risks escalate under COVID-19 pandemic BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Alina* has faced a lifetime of challenges all too familiar to other transgender people. And she says those
Safety elusive for women in South Sudan’s protection sites amid pandemic BENTIU, South Sudan – Since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in South Sudan in April, more than 2,000 cases of the illness have been
Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services GODOMEY, Benin/ASSAHOUN, Togo/CONAKRY, Guinea As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, health workers in West Africa say it has been
Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with
Indigenous, Afro-Honduran communities join together to fight pandemic TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – As countries grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, indigenous and Afro-descendant communities are among the most vulnerable, with many
Pregnant indigenous women in Panama face COVID-19 fears, lack of transport June 11, 2020 GNÄBE BUGLÉ REGION, Panama – Carmen was two days into an excruciating labour when she was carried to
Friends of UNFPA and 1AND1 Life Partner on Face Mask Initiative 1AND1 Life is an inclusive health and wellness company, that has generously partnered with Friends of UNFPA to support the
COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up SANA’A, Yemen – On 10 April, Yemen announced its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. Since then, 34 more cases and 7 deaths have
Protecting seasonal workers in Turkey’s tent settlements from COVID-19 MERSIN, Turkey – Meryem, a Syrian refugee living in a tent settlement in southern Turkey, says her family struggles to maintain
Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities who require reproductive health care UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of gender-based violence,
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