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Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

calendar_today30 June 2014

<p>Siblings take shelter in a school in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, after fleeing recent fighting. Photo credit: <i>UNHCR/S. Baldwin</i> </p>
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Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

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Mitslal Giday and Beruho Gebrezgi convene a forum for pregnant women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo credit: UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

calendar_today26 June 2014

<p>Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem</i> </p>
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Violence against women and girls: enough is enough, says UNFPA Head

calendar_today25 June 2014

Displaced women are escorted by peacekeepers as they collect firewood in Sudan, in 2010. The women say they fear being assaulted when they leave their homes. Photo credit: UN Photo/Albert Gonz&aacute;lez Farran
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“Horse-cart of hope” offers critical health-care access to expectant mothers

calendar_today23 June 2014

<p>Chief nurse Mamadou Fall with a UNFPA-provided horse-cart at the health post in Dodel. <i>Photo credit: APANEWS</i> </p>
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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

calendar_today19 June 2014

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

calendar_today18 June 2014

<p>Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
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Schools for Husbands gaining ground in rural Niger

calendar_today17 June 2014

<p>Community members learn about reproductive health care at a School for Husbands in the Maradi Region of Niger. <i>Photo credit: APANEWS</i> </p>
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Father Aldo Marchesini and Jhpiego recognized with UN Population Award

calendar_today12 June 2014

<p>Community health worker Ozara Husseini (left) speaks with Najiba, who has five children, about family planning in Katasank, Afghanistan, as part of a Jhpiego-supported programme, in 2010. <i>Photo credit: Kate Holt/Jhpiego</i> </p>
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Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

calendar_today10 June 2014

Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes
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