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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

Midwife Hustiniyanti said health workers should also educate their communities on what constitutes sexual violence, and what to do when someone is subjected to it. Photo: UNFPA Indonesia / Asri Wijayanti
  • 23 April 2025
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Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

Published on: 14/05/2025

Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.

Many are pregnant and terrified.

Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.

Women and girls in Myanmar are at risk following the earthquake

Published on: 11/04/2025

Women and girls in Myanmar require urgent support after the recent earthquake.

Further funds are essential to meet their humanitarian needs.

Hear from our Myanmar Country Representative Jaime Nadal about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.

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Myanmar Situation Report #1 - March 2025

Resource date: Mar 2025

Author: UNFPA Myanmar

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Flash Update #1 on the UNFPA Response to the Earthquake in Myanmar

Resource date: Mar 2025

Author: UNFPA Myanmar

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Underfunded and overlooked: The neglected crises on UNFPA’s radar in 2025

UNFPA and partners provide health and protection services to people displaced by violence in Gedaref State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 16 January 2025
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Women and girls need urgent support after the recent earthquake in Vanuatu

Published on: 06/01/2025

80,000 people, including 1,230 pregnant women, need humanitarian assistance after the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu.

“It pains me to see this vibrant country battered by yet another natural disaster,” says Dr. Natalia Kanem, who recently visited the Pacific island.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.

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Sri Lanka Situation Report #1 - November 2024

Resource date: Dec 2024

Author: UNFPA Sri Lanka

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Philippines Situation Report #1 - December 2024

Resource date: Dec 2024

Author: UNFPA Philippines

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Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 22 November 2024
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