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30 June 2021
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Women and Youth Support Center raises hope for refugees
Hosting the largest number of refugees in the world, Turkey provides shelter to approximately 4 million refugees, 3.6 million of whom are Syrians under temporary protection. 20%…
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12 May 2021
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5 Women, 5 Stories...
Young, elderly, poor, wealthy, migrant, refugee, educated, uneducated, with disabilities or white collar… Physical, sexual, psychological or economic, gender-based violence…
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07 May 2021
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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible
UNITED NATIONS, New York ‒ “We were all alone, all the time,” Tatuli Paghava, 31, told UNFPA in Georgia, explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified…
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05 May 2021
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New UNFPA report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, and newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year.
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05 May 2021
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The Story of Umut Midwife: Bringing New Lives to the World During the Pandemic
In helping ease new life into the world, midwives continue to work with devotion and sacrifice by putting their own health at risk in COVID-19 times too. During the pandemic, they…
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28 April 2021
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Distinguished Actress Hazal Kaya became the new Honorary Ambassador of UNFPA Turkey!
The press launch was held with the participation of UNFPA Turkey Representative Hassan Mohtashami, Deputy Representative Zeynep Başarankut Kan and UNFPA Turkey's new Honorary…
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14 April 2021
Press Release
My Body Is My Own: 2021 State of World Population Report is published!
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, report, My Body is My Own. Violations include rape, forced…
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31 March 2021
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UNFPA and SGDD-ASAM support refugees with disabilities together with the European Union
In Turkey, 450,000 refugees live with disabilities. Many of them don’t have enough information about available services or cannot access them. The United Nations Population Fund,…
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22 March 2021
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Returning to life with support of social services
Turkey has been hosting the largest number of refugees globally with close to 4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, including 3.6 million Syrians. Despite the efforts of state…
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