Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

calendar_today31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

calendar_today28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Updates

With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

calendar_today23 May 2019

A doctor examines a newborn baby in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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Combating child marriage in Nepal

calendar_today14 May 2019

Combating child marriage in Nepal

Combating child marriage in Nepal

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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

calendar_today17 May 2019

Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

calendar_today03 May 2019

Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

calendar_today06 May 2019

Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

calendar_today03 May 2019

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

With support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNFPA is expanding reproductive health services in rural health facilities to ensure health pregnancies and safe deliveries during childbirth. 

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

calendar_today01 May 2019

Bushra has launched the first ever women-run security firm in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

calendar_today29 April 2019

Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria
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