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Hope on wheels: Emergency maternal health units reach farthest corners of the Philippines

calendar_today19 April 2022

The fishing village of Saint Bernard, in the Southern Leyte Province of the Philippines, saw widepsread destruction from Super Typhoon Rai in December 2021, with hundreds of thousands displaced and many homes obliterated by the storm. © UNFPA/Ezra Acayan

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Risk of sexual violence, unintended pregnancy soars in crisis settings, new report highlights

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UNFPA is providing post-rape treatment kits and other essential health supplies in South Sudan. Sexual violence has been widespread since hostilities erupted last month. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

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Commission on Population and Development, 55th session

calendar_today25 April - 29 April 2022

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Swedish Parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Zambia

calendar_today18 April 2022

In March, a Swedish delegation paid a virtual visit to the UNFPA-backed Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) supported safe houses for adolescent girls. The YWCA reaches over 8,000 girls and 4,500 boys each year.

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A 72-year-old refugee from Ukraine tells of a life left torn apart by war

calendar_today11 April 2022

Valentina Ejova, a 72 year-old refugee from Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, looks through photos of a former life as she transits through the Moldexpo temporary refugee placement centre in Chișinău, in the Republic of Moldova © UNFPA Moldova/Adriana Bîzgu

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In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

calendar_today07 April 2022

Shakila Parvin, a midwife in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, helped a woman pregnant with twins deliver during heavy flooding that submerged the health facility's maternity ward, knocked out power and destroyed or damaged equipment and supplies. © UNFPA Bangladesh

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Oct 2021

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UNFPA, UNICEF

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UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Country Profiles 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

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Oct 2021

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UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Annual Report 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

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In a deadly typhoon’s wake, a women-led mobile facility meets sexual and reproductive health needs

calendar_today14 March 2022

The Women's Health on Wheels facility in Saint Bernard in Typhoon Rai/Odette-affected Southern Leyte was stationed next to a school compound being used as an evacuation camp. The team held a day for pregnant women who were provided with sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence information sessions. © UNFPA Philippines

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Dec 2021

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UNFPA

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Easy Read: Our plan to make sure that we include people with disabilities in all our work

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Hope on wheels: Emergency maternal health units reach farthest corners of the Philippines

Risk of sexual violence, unintended pregnancy soars in crisis settings, new report highlights

Commission on Population and Development, 55th session

Swedish Parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Zambia

A 72-year-old refugee from Ukraine tells of a life left torn apart by war

In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Country Profiles 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Annual Report 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

In a deadly typhoon’s wake, a women-led mobile facility meets sexual and reproductive health needs

Easy Read: Our plan to make sure that we include people with disabilities in all our work

The UNFPA Disability Inclusion Strategy

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