Updates

KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

calendar_today02 November 2020

Gender-based violence survivors in Yemen participate in skill-building activities. © UNFPA Yemen
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The future we want for women and girls

calendar_today23 October 2020

A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
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Flooding in Sudan leaves pregnant women, violence survivors stranded

calendar_today06 October 2020

A team of gender-based violence responders performs a rapid needs assessment in flood-affected areas. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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What we learn by listening to girls

calendar_today09 October 2020

Yanal raises her voice on behalf of girls vulnerable to child marriage. © UNFPA
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Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce

calendar_today04 October 2020

A woman has delivered a healthy baby at the Nawjad Health Centre, where reproducive health services have recently returned. © UNFPA Yemen
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Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert

calendar_today29 September 2020

Women and Girls’ Treatment and Support Centre offers specialized, sensitive care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Khetam Malkawi
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E-voucher system targets pregnant women and new mothers in Syria

calendar_today28 September 2020

UNFPA and WFP are expanding an electronic voucher system to reach vulnerable people with food and hygiene supplies. © UNFPA Syria
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Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen

calendar_today22 September 2020

Ishraq says the number of calls to her mental health care hotline have surged since the pandemic reached Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Prioritizing women’s and girls’ needs in wake of Beirut explosion

calendar_today10 September 2020

UNFPA partners distribute dignity kits to blast-affected women and girls. The disaster comes atop the global pandemic and an economic crisis. © UNFPA Lebanon
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Mobile medical units deployed as Beirut health system copes after explosion

calendar_today25 August 2020

Beirut residents receive support from a mobile medical unit run by Amel Association, with support from UNFPA. © UNFPA Lebanon
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