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Chin girlfriends go on family planning day out

calendar_today 02 April 2018

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Chin girlfriends go on family planning day out

One day, a nurse arrived in the isolated village of Ramthlo in Myanmar’s Chin State. She spoke to the women in the village about family planning, and told them that they…

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Violence against women: #ItsNotOk

calendar_today 08 March 2018

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Violence against women: #ItsNotOk

YANGON, Myanmar - Worldwide, inequalities that have allowed discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. In Myanmar, people are taking to the streets and to…

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Cultivating women’s potential: “All I needed was a chance”

calendar_today 07 March 2018

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Cultivating women’s potential: “All I needed was a chance”

SHAN, Myanmar - Growing up in a small village in Myanmar’s conflict ridden Shan State, the life of Nang Sai Hein Kham, 23, has not been easy. Like many people in Myanmar,…

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Safe spaces empower displaced women and girls in Kutkai

calendar_today 27 February 2018

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Safe spaces empower displaced women and girls in Kutkai

SHAN, Myanmar - “My husband and I fought most of the time. He yelled at me to mind women business only and to obey him.” A bitter smile reflects as Seng Pan*…

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The new generation of women who say: “Not yet”

calendar_today 23 February 2018

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The new generation of women who say: “Not yet”

Kyae Nai is 23 years old. She has been married for two years and she has one child. “I want another child. But not yet”, she says. Kyae belongs to a…

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Valentine’s Day: If you don’t want to – say No to sex

calendar_today 09 February 2018

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Valentine’s Day: If you don’t want to – say No to sex

YANGON, Myanmar - Valentine’s Day has become increasingly popular in Myanmar in recent years. Shops put on big displays of Valentine’s goods. Couples look forward to…

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A safe pregnancy for Hlei

calendar_today 02 February 2018

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A safe pregnancy for Hlei

CHIN, Myanmar - Ngun Hlei Tling was pregnant with her third child when the midwife detected a serious complication. The midwife knew immediately that Hlei’s life was in…

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UNFPA dignity kits reach displaced women and girls in northern Myanmar

calendar_today 25 January 2018

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UNFPA dignity kits reach displaced women and girls in northern Myanmar

As people flee their homes, escaping armed conflict in northern Myanmar, UNFPA is working to meet the immediate hygiene and protection needs of the displaced women and girls…

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Life interrupted: Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar

calendar_today 15 January 2018

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Life interrupted: Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar

Every year, almost 50,000 teenage girls in Myanmar give birth. One of them is Thiri, a teenager in a small Myanmar town. “My boyfriend and I were in love. We were so close…

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