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

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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
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“You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

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A UNFPA mobile health team member provides health services for displaced women and children in Gedaref, in eastern Sudan. More than 135,000 people have been displaced from Aj Jazirah state since October 20, following a wave of armed violence. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
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Protecting trans people's rights during emergencies in Bangladesh

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Protecting trans people's rights during emergencies in Bangladesh

Protecting trans people's rights during emergencies in Bangladesh

During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met transgender people affected by a lack of access to urgent care during floods and cyclones in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.

In this video, she explains how important it is to ensure that LGBTQIA+ people receive the same relief as everyone else, especially during humanitarian crises.

Learn more about how UNFPA is supporting health for all in all settings. 

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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh

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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh

Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh

During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.

In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.

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Harnessing the potential of older persons through UNFPA-supported programmes in the Maldives and Serbia

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The Corner for Quality Ageing in central Serbia has a literary workshop every week, and a couple of members are published authors. © UNFPA Serbia / Vladimir Živojinović
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Four ways to build positive relationships and achieve good sexual health

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Married couple Jahangir and Shirin say that since attending UNFPA-supported “Couple Meetings”, their marriage has never been better. © UNFPA Bangladesh
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As Russian air strikes escalate against Ukraine, a hospital in Kyiv struggles to care for pregnant women and newborns

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The Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre, supported by UNFPA, is a critical maternity and newborn health facility in the city. Credit UNFPA Ukraine/ Isaac Hurskin
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Health and humanitarian workers face record violence: Here are 5 reasons the world must take action

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The Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza was completely destroyed following a bombing raid by Israeli forces. © UNFPA/Dominic Allen
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“There are people willing to listen”: How census takers go above and beyond to count people as they are

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Census supervisor Alejandra Alarcón Soliz helped a woman in labour access care amid the country’s census. © UNFPA Bolivia / Alejandra Alarcón Soliz
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