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 “I wanted three children,” Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “I've already had five, and the sixth...

An average of 712 women die every day during pregnancy or childbirth – one woman every two minutes – according to a new United...

“The people in Syria are destroyed from war. There has been no year that has been okay for us. My generation has suffered a...

Two weeks into her ninth month of pregnancy, Roozan Abu Jbarah hoped she would manage to give birth safely. “I’ve been having pain and...

The right to go to school. To join the workforce. The right to vote. To have a bank account. The right to choose whether to...

 “I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy,” Ranu Chakma told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health...

“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil. Now 30, she was subjected to female genital...

“Our whole life became a tragedy,” said 15-year-old Mariam* after 15 months of war in Gaza.  “The lack of medicine, poor food, contaminated water –...

When Tropical Cyclone Chido tore through northern Mozambique in December 2024, 26-year-old Massiala Agostinho was eight months pregnant with her fifth child.  Like almost all others in...

With a new year comes new hopes for the future. These dreams look different for everyone: Families besieged by war hope for peace and...