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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, children
UNFPA operates four women’s and girls’ safe spaces in Sanilurfa, a Turkish city hosting some 475,000 Syrian refugees. These spaces, funded by... Read more
Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health
Some 475,000 Syrian refugees have sought safety in the desert city of Sanliurfa, Turkey, an hour’s drive from the Syrian border. To meet their needs... Read more
Child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground among refugees in Turkey
Some 475,000 Syrian refugees have sought safe haven in the desert city, about an hour’s drive from the Syrian border. Many are mired in poverty and... Read more
Songül Öden, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Humanitarian Program Spokesperson, met with Syrian women
Songül Öden, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Humanitarian Programme Spokesperson, paid a visit to the UNFPA Women and Girls Safe Space, which... Read more
“Babies do not wait for conflicts to end before they come into being”
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Women and Reproductive Health branch of the Turkish Ministry of Health, the... Read more
World Population Day 2018 - Family Planning is a Human Right
Fifty years ago, the United Nations International Conference on Human Rights resolved in the Proclamation of Teheran of 13 May 1968: “Parents have a... Read more
"Family planning is a human right"
"Family planning is a human right" Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 11 July 2018
Immigration and Sustainable Development Objectives
A new cycle of the “Immigration and Sustainable Development Objectives Training” series started on 9 July 2018 at Hacettepe University's... Read more
“We will work to create a better future for Syrian refugees”
A session of “The Orientation Training in the Project of Support for Social Service Centres (SSCs) as Part of Protective and Preventive Services’’... Read more
“I paint my nails red, then I fly to put out wild fires”
Pioneering women in Turkey #1 - Turkey’s first and only female firefighter helicopter pilot Burcu Dinçer talked to us about her experiences,... Read more