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UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in  North Waziristan sent thousands more families into displacement; most of them fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District. Photo credit: OCHA
  • 28 July 2014
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  • Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

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Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

<p>Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." <i>Photo credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
  • 09 July 2014
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  • Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
  • 19 June 2014
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  • Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

<p>Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
  • 18 June 2014
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  • Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

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Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

<p>A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser</i> </p>
  • 28 May 2014
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  • In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

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In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

In her village in Nepal, Pramila Chaurisiya advocates for women to receive treatment for obstetric fistula. Photo credit: UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
  • 23 May 2014
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  • A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

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A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

<p>Sharifa (left) at the Malalai Maternity Hospital talking to the doctor that treated her fistula, Dr. Pashtoon Kohistani. <i>Photo credit: Zainab Hiadary/UNFPA Afghanistan</i> </p>
  • 22 May 2014
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  • Holding out a hand: Youth-to-youth initiative making a difference in Mongolia

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Holding out a hand: Youth-to-youth initiative making a difference in Mongolia

<p>Students at a technical and vocational education training led by UNFPA&nbsp; brainstorm ideas on what an ideal Youth Development Centre would look like. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Dustin Barter</i> </p>
  • 21 May 2014
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  • The colour purple, changing the future of Afghan mothers

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The colour purple, changing the future of Afghan mothers

<p>From left to right: Aqela, Masooma and Fatima, students at the Community Midwifery School in Kabul. <i>Photo credit: Maria Blanco Lora/UNFPA.</i> </p>
  • 09 May 2014
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  • Mothers, Youth Displaced by Solomon Islands Flooding

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Mothers, Youth Displaced by Solomon Islands Flooding

<p>Flooding has left a broad swath of destruction in the Solomon Islands. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Pacific/Maha Muna</i> </p>
  • 30 April 2014
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