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11 October 2016
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Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016 “Is anyone out there even thinking of…
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12 July 2016
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Mother and Child Say "No" to Child Marriage in Zaatari
Mother and Child Say "No" to Child Marriage in Zaatari
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29 June 2016
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Caring for the crisis-affected mothers of Quneitra, Syria
QUNEITRA, Syria – As the explosions of an aerial attack on Syria’s Quneitra governorate rained down around her, teenaged Batool struggled through her first…
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21 April 2016
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd Visits Refugees in Jordan
Video and written excerpts from UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd's written and video diaries about her mission trip to visit Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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14 April 2016
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After being declared dead, Syrian refugee rebuilds life
AMMAN, Jordan – Amir* arrived in Jordan two years ago with gunshot wounds in his back. He had been beaten and even declared dead while his family tried to flee their…
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01 January 2016
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Safe birth in Cyber City
Cyber City/ Ramtha/ Jordan� Khloloud Mohammad, was seven months pregnant when she had to cross borders between Syria and Jordan to escape violence in her homeland and find a safe…
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02 February 2015
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Amid brutal winter, safe births for Syrian refugees
ZAATARI, Jordan – Syrian refugees in Jordan have endured frigid temperatures, powerful winds, and heavy snow and rainfall this winter. A dangerous mid-January…
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15 March 2014
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Three years into Syria crisis, refugees resigned to ‘better’ reality.
AMMAN — When Malak Hariri took refuge at the Zaatari Refugee Camp two years ago, she was alone with a baby before her husband followed them.
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04 October 2013
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A first birthday far away from home
CYBER CITY, Jordan — Giggling, playing and uttering his first words "mama" and "papa", Abdullah just turned one. Born as a Syrian refugee in Jordan last year, his parents had…
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