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Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan

calendar_today24 July 2023

Every day at the Bulukat transit centre, UNFPA holds sessions on the threat of gender-based violence. Some 85 people attended this one, where they also learned about the services and support available to survivors. © UNFPA Sudan
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Press release

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

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“My life completely changed”: Treating bodies, minds and lives affected by obstetric fistula in Guinea-Bissau

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Maria awaits treatment at Simão Mendes National Hospital in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau/Aleke Ogbada Junior
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As drought and floods threaten millions in Ethiopia, midwives are a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns

calendar_today07 July 2023

In Ethiopia's Somali region, a camp in the village of Gabi’as shelters hundreds of households displaced by drought. Over 260,000 women are currently pregnant in the Somali region alone, many of them internally displaced from recurrent, multiple crises and at dire risk of acute undernourishment, without access to even the most basic health care. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
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Leaving no one behind: The UNFPA-backed initiative using drones to connect people with care in Botswana

calendar_today17 July 2023

The Drones for Health working group conducts site assessments in Botswana’s Ngami district, to see where the drones would be most suitable and are most needed. © UNFPA Botswana
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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

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Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine
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How UNFPA is engaging men and boys to shift damaging attitudes and further gender equality

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Father-of-two Tofig Sadikhov is a facilitator for UNFPA’s Papa School programme. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world’s largest refugee camp

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Nasrin Khatun, 27, was one of the midwives on duty to assist Khadija* in safely delivering her baby boy, as Cyclone Mocha raged along the coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Fahim Ahad
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“A fight against oblivion”: How Colombia empowers communities to combat conflict-related sexual violence

calendar_today20 June 2023

UNFPA deploys mobile response teams to communities affected by conflict and crisis. © UNFPA Colombia
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