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Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 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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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #80 April 2019

Resource date: Apr 2019

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 28 May 2019
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Menstruation is a human rights issue

Published on: 25/05/2019

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

Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
  • 17 May 2019
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Resources

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

Resource date: Apr 2019

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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

Published on: 10/05/2019

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.

Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #79 March 2019

Resource date: Mar 2019

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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.

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

Published on: 03/05/2019

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. 

Resources

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

Resource date: Mar 2019

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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