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Refugee with disability overcomes steep hurdles

calendar_today27 July 2015

Fatima at the Zaatari women’s centre where she volunteers as an art instructor. As a disabled child, she had to overcome stigma and isolation. She faced the same challenges again as a refugee. © UNFPA
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USAID and UNFPA collaborate on Supply Chain

calendar_today18 December 2014

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Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

calendar_today21 July 2015

Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
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“Hosting a bigger family”: Displaced Iraqis come together for Ramadan

calendar_today16 July 2015

Displaced families share an Iftar meal at the women's centre in Saad Camp. © UNFPA/Eman Al Qoloub WCC /Rusul Abdul Kareem
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Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

calendar_today14 July 2015

Belaynesh Sema and her newborn, Gize Melak, at the Finote Selam District Hospital after an emergency Caesarean section delivery. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

calendar_today06 July 2015

Mousomi Rani and her baby, Joni, receive post-natal care at the local clinic. Health staff are working to help community members abandon harmful practices and embrace modern maternal care. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

calendar_today01 July 2015

Condoms are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and – in Ebola-affected countries like Liberia – the Ebola virus. © UNFPA/Nordic Office
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Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre honoured with UN Population Award

calendar_today26 June 2015

Children play football at a low-cost informal school in Nairobi. Research by APHRC has helped the Government of Kenya develop policies on school access. © African Population and Health Research Centre
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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

calendar_today25 June 2015

Too many refugees lack access to adequate health care. Isra'a lost her newborn son when she could not pay for neonatal care. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Jun 2015

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