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2023 in pictures
Claiming rights on the catwalk, crises and a challenging year for women and girls’ rights
Waving goodbye to 2023. A year in which young designers' first fashion collections took to the catwalk in Accra.
© UNFPA Ghana/Sibs Consult/Gideon Adonteng
29 December 2023
Updates
Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings
31 January 2024
News
Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023
21 December 2023
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Publisher
UNFPA DRC
Publication date
Oct 2023
Resources
UNFPA Democratic Republic of the Congo Situation Report - Humanitarian Response Scale up: Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces (01-31 September 2023)
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Video
Stopping violence against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
02 October 2023
https://youtu.be/JMywYIbhzLU
https://youtu.be/JMywYIbhzLU
Stopping violence against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*Pierette almost died after being raped by two bandits while she was fetching wood in the forest.
See her story and how UNFPA came to her aid.
*Name changed for protection
Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
Sep 2023
Resources
UNFPA Democratic Republic of the Congo Situation Report - Humanitarian Response Scale up: Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces (01-31 August 2023)
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News
Portable ultrasounds give pregnant women a ray of hope amid crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 September 2023
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An inside look at life-saving mobile clinics in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Bulengo camp, on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu, is home to more than 120,000 people.
© UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
06 September 2023
Video
Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
01 September 2023
https://youtu.be/3Jlmr_M4EHk
https://youtu.be/3Jlmr_M4EHk
Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.
Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.
News
Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
31 August 2023
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