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26 February 2022
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“I don't want to get married, I want to study”
Child, early and forced marriages continue to deprive girls of their right to education, violate their right to bodily autonomy and self-determination, and tear them away from…
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25 February 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on women and girls in Ukraine
As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UNFPA warns of the impacts on women and girls. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is deeply concerned about the…
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14 January 2022
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I will fight early marriages with all my power
In Turkey, 1 out of every 5 women between the ages of 20-49 got married before the age of 18. 1 out of every 3 women who got married before the age of 18 became a mother as a…
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10 January 2022
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I returned to my poems with hope
Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees in the world, with nearly 4 million refugees and asylum seekers, 3.6 million of whom are Syrians under temporary protection…
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28 December 2021
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Zero Tolerance Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse is a form of violence and it constitutes an abuse of power by humanitarian aid workers and other actors engaged in assisting their affected…
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26 December 2021
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The Ministry of Interior and UNFPA Turkey organized a Women's and children's rights training for province and district governors
District and deputy governors from all over Turkey participated in the "Women and Children's Rights on the Basis of Human Rights Training" organized in cooperation with UNFPA…
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24 December 2021
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Increasing Access of Refugees with Disabilities to Services Together
The public sector, civil society and United Nations organizations came together at the “Increasing Access of Refugees with Disabilities to Protection Services Workshops”. The…
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22 December 2021
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UNFPA Turkey continues to support the most vulnerable refugees and migrants with new centers
Turkey hosts the largest refugee and migrant population in the world, with approximately 4 million. While almost half of them are women, more than 1 million are young people…
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13 December 2021
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UNFPA draws attention to the rising needs of women and girls due to the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 13 December 2021 - Natural disasters, intensified by climate change, conflict and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, are driving up humanitarian needs…
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