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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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Publication date

Apr 2019

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UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #80 April 2019

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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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Menstruation is a human rights issue

calendar_today25 May 2019

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle; roughly half the human population has or will experience it. But too often, menstruation is shrouded in mystery, leading to exclusion, neglect and discrimination. Learn more: unfpa.org/menstruation

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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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Publication date

Apr 2019

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #4 – April 2019

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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

calendar_today10 May 2019

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

Publication date

Mar 2019

Author

UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #79 March 2019

While some parts of Syria stabilize, the accumulative effect of the conflict necessitates the continuation of reproductive health and gender-based violence services to the 11.7 million people in need inside Syria and the 5.7 million who remain refugees in Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

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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. 

Publication date

Mar 2019

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #3 – March 2019

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