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Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

calendar_today28 February 2023

Case workers visit clients, monitor their welfare and refer them to services when needed. © UNFPA Yemen
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

calendar_today29 June 2021

A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

calendar_today26 February 2021

Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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Amid pandemic disruptions, Haiti’s midwives urge pregnant women to continue antenatal care

calendar_today24 August 2020

UNFPA is distributing personal protective equipment and hygiene supplies to help Haiti's midwives and other health workers battle the pandemic. © UNFPA Haiti
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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

calendar_today15 May 2020

Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant migrant from Venezuela, has learned how to protect herself from COVID-19. © UNFPA Brazil
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COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

calendar_today06 April 2020

A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo
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Urgent support needed for violence-affected women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today04 September 2019

A displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by crises within the country. © UNFPA DRC
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Amid Marawi crisis, displaced young people empower their communities

calendar_today13 December 2017

A girl shares her thoughts at UNFPA's youth outreach mission in Pantar, Lanao del Norte. © UNFPA Philippines
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Safe spaces offer relief as fighting in Marawi rages on

calendar_today04 October 2017

Women affected by the Marawi crisis share their experiences at a UNFPA’ women-friendly space in Barangay Bubong, Saguiaran. © UNFPA Philippines
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