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Mass displacement of pregnant women requires mobilization of maternal health services in Lebanon, Syria
Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon/ DAMASCUS, Syria – More than 11,000 pregnant women have been impacted by the escalated bombardment of Lebanon. Some 1,300 of them are expected to give birth in the next month, even as an estimated one…
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In Sudan, city’s last remaining hospital shelled: “We need support now”
Sudan
AL FASHER, Sudan – A succession of five artillery shells struck Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital, the last remaining hospital in Al Fasher, on 13 October. The blasts injured 10 medical personnel and destroyed multiple…
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Attacked, understaffed, underfunded: Healthcare shortages endanger pregnant women in north-west Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
IDLIB, Syrian Arab Republic – Ongoing conflict and instability continue to severely disrupt life in north-west Syria, straining medical supply stocks and overwhelming the capacity of healthcare workers. Pregnant women…
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Responders to Nigeria’s flood crisis are themselves affected by crisis
Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region.…
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Unpacking menopause myths on World Menopause Day
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Maryln was in her thirties when an older relative first broached the topic of menopause, often referred to as the “age of despair” in Arabic.
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UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe – “I had sex thinking he loved me. But when I fell pregnant, I saw a very unexpected side of him,” 20-year-old Olivia Nyangasi told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods
Cameroon
FOTOKOL, Far North Cameroon – “Our village was peaceful until these armed men appeared, sowing terror and death,” Aicha* told UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, recalling a night three years ago when…
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Women, girls see health access deteriorate as hostilities intensify displacements across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
DAMASCUS, Syria / BEIRUT, Lebanon / JERUSALEM, State of Palestine – Recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East are driving mass displacements and interrupting critical health services for women and girls. New…
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Unleashing the potential of adolescent girls in India through life skills education
India
PATNA SAHIB, India – The new Education Minister of Bihar was a 15-year-old girl. At least, that’s the role student Zohra Fatima played for a day during the youth parliament at her school, the Madrasa Islamia Anjuman…
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How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy
Paraguay
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay –"I always say that culture has saved us from many things, but in the name of culture, many girls have died at the hands of men," Irene Vera Portillo told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…
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Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths
Tanzania, United Republic of
KIGOMA REGION, The United Republic of Tanzania – Melania Zambiliti wanted something more for herself and her family; working part-time as a cleaner at a local restaurant in her village in the Kakonko District, the young…
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed
Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon / DAMASCUS, Syria – Intense airstrikes continued to rain on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, a residential area. The ongoing violence has triggered a mass displacement. As of 3 October, more than…
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