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A love story with rights and choices in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

calendar_today09 February 2024

Ms Viengsamai and Mr Nouker found love in each other – and are lucky to have found support with their rights and choices at a UNFPA-supported clinic in Vientiane, Laos People’s Democratic Republic © UNFPA Lao PDR/Khen Keovilay
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Supporting survivors of sexual assault in Ethiopia, and working to stop violence before it starts

calendar_today24 January 2024

Bule Hora teaching hospital’s gender-based violence health facility offers survivors a safe space where they can access medical attention, psychosocial support and sexual and reproductive health care. © Fasil Zenebe / UNFPA Ethiopia
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Heroes in pink: Lao midwives supporting rights and saving lives

calendar_today29 January 2024

Midwifery students Apsy Kamsing (right) and Panin Chanthavong (left) work as interns at the Xieng Khouang central hospital while earning their diplomas in Lao PDR. © UNFPA Lao PDR/Fatima-Zahra Benyahia
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Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings

calendar_today31 January 2024

Setyelem, 29, suffered from the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. She received care thanks to UNFPA, with funding from the Government of Japan. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State

calendar_today23 January 2024

A woman receives medical care at the UNFPA-supported Ardamata health clinic in El Geneina, West Darfur State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
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“We are the experts on disability”: Advocate Angeline Chand urges inclusive disaster preparedness and response in Fiji

calendar_today01 December 2023

Angeline Chand is an advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in Fiji and across the Pacific. ©UNFPA/Patrick Rose
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UNFPA-supported cash vouchers programme eases access to care for women living with HIV in Indonesia

calendar_today14 December 2023

Cash assistance ensures that people living with HIV can continue to access the antiretroviral therapy they need to stay healthy. © UNFPA Indonesia / Dian Agustino
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Population and Development Review in Asia and the Pacific Emphasizes Individual Dignity and Human Rights

calendar_today21 November 2023

Diene Keita, UNFPA deputy executive director of programme, opening the seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

calendar_today21 December 2023

Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province  in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
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Health, hygiene and protection needs spike after earthquake in Nepal

calendar_today21 November 2023

A UNFPA team visits people affected by the earthquake that hit the districts of Jajarkot and Rukum West in Nepal’s western Karnali province on 3 November 2023. © ​​​​​UNFPA Nepal
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