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“I have my life back”: How one mother in Senegal is thriving after obstetric fistula

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Women from the village of Fass Gounass band together to learn and spread the word about obstetric fistula among their community. © UNFPA Senegal/Ndeye Dieynaba Ndiaye
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Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings

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Setyelem, 29, suffered from the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. She received care thanks to UNFPA, with funding from the Government of Japan. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State

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A woman receives medical care at the UNFPA-supported Ardamata health clinic in El Geneina, West Darfur State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
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“We are the experts on disability”: Advocate Angeline Chand urges inclusive disaster preparedness and response in Fiji

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Angeline Chand is an advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in Fiji and across the Pacific. ©UNFPA/Patrick Rose
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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis

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Umm Mahra, 38, has four children and has been living in a displacement camp in Yemen’s southwestern highlands for seven years. She had a miscarriage due to malnourishment and exhaustion. © UNFPA Yemen
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Denmark's political and financial support helps make progress on population and development needs

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Edinah, 29, is a midwife and nurse at Kisugu Health Centre III in Kampala, Uganda. UNFPA relies on steadfast core supporters such as Denmark to advance the population and development agenda. © UNFPA/Jadwiga Figula
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Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

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A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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“It's about our health and our future”: Ensuring sexual and reproductive health support in northern Mozambique

calendar_today17 January 2024

Margarida Agida and Selma Severino, maternal and child health nurses from the Lichinga health centre in Niassa, Mozambique, show the range of family planning methods they offer to a community caught up in violent attacks.
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Sweden's new contribution towards ending female genital mutilation

calendar_today03 January 2024

In Ethiopia, Zekia is driving positive change in her community to end female genital mutilation. An additional commitment from Sweden will support the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation through collective action and community mobilization. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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