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16 June 2022
Press Release
The Ministry Of Health and United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA Türkiye’s Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Türkiye, with a total number of 17,543,136 cases, ranks 10th in the world among the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 2021, the United Nations Türkiye…
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21 April 2022
News
Hand in Hand Cooperation with Tradespeople Against Child Marriages
In Turkey, one out of five women between the ages of 20-49 got married before the age of 18. One out of every three women who got married before the age of 18 became a mother at a…
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06 April 2022
News
7 myths about unintended pregnancy
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose.
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04 March 2022
News
Ukraine: Conflict compounds the vulnerabilities of women and girls as humanitarian needs spiral
In the days since Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine, more than 2.1 million people have fled, seeking refuge in neighboring countries including Poland, the Republic…
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28 February 2022
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AMBER: A healthy and safe life for women
Created by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA Turkey, AMBER is designed both as a calendar which facilitates women's menstrual cycle tracking and pregnancy planning and, as…
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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
Statement
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
News
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
News
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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