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09 June 2016
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My only dream is to give my daughter a life that was stolen from me
Syria, Damascus Countryside -- “I was given life again.” This is how Ranim, a divorced 16 year-old girl and a violence survivor from Syria, said to express her…
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20 May 2016
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Bringing new hope in lives of Syrian women survivors of family-based violence
Damascus, Syria -- One look at Amal*, 46, and you can tell that she is feeling miserable inside. The red and blue bruises on her face provide a glimpse of her battered…
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09 May 2016
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Mine explosion hits Mariam and her 16 weeks old baby
Al-Hassakeh, North-Eastern Syria -- During a journey trying to cross the borders by foot from her home at al-Hole village, in Al-Hassakeh, at the north-eastern part of Syria…
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08 May 2016
A warm UNFPA welcome to Ruba, our first female Local Security Assistant!
A warm UNFPA welcome to Ruba, our first female Local Security Assistant! The UNFPA Syria Country Office has the distinction of being the first country office to successfully…
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16 March 2016
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Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis
AMMAN/NEW YORK - Over 200,000 Syrian refugees are living in Iraq, having escaped the four-year-long conflict in their homeland. Yet for some, the move offers little respite…
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16 March 2016
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Midwife Finds her Work with Refugees Challenging and Rewarding
ZA’ATRI CAMP, Jordan –- Holding a newborn in her hands is like “heaven” says a young midwife Ghadeer Taher Horani, who struggled to find the exact…
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16 March 2016
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Delivering Sensitive Reproductive Health Care to Syrian Refugees in Jordan
ZA'ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan — As a way to address both health needs and cultural sensitivities, UNFPA is supporting a reproductive health clinic with a female…
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05 February 2016
Flight from Syria: The story of one child bride
NABATIEH, Lebanon – In late 2013, Haneen, now 14, fled Syria with her parents and 10 siblings. As her family made its way to the Turkish border, her father sustained injuries that…
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22 December 2015
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Health needs paramount as refugees and migrants stream through Serbia
SID, Serbia – Every day, thousands of refugees and migrants stream through Serbia, one leg of their perilous journey towards safety and stability…
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