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UNFPA responds as entire population of Barbuda evacuated following Hurricane Irma

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination carried out a rapid assessment in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 September. © Silva Lauffer/UNDAC

12 September 2017

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

05 September 2017

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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

Pregnant women wait to be screened at the Kalomba health center during a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. © UNFPA DRC

01 September 2017

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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

29 August 2017

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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

Babita Rishidev waded for hours in murky floodwaters, carrying her 38-day-old infant. © UNFPA Nepal/Hari Bhusal

29 August 2017

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Shattering five myths about sexual violence in emergencies

UNFPA mobile teams have reached thousands of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine. A young mother is assisted by a UNFPA mobile team in Sloviansk. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

18 August 2017

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #58 1-30 June 2017

Resource date: Jun 2017

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #59 1-31 July 2017

Resource date: Jul 2017

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Over 10,000 women and girls reached in disaster-affected Peru

Women and girls face some of the greatest challenges, including the threat of dengue fever and Zika to pregnant women, barriers to family planning, and increased risk of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia

18 August 2017

Reaching flood-affected women and girls in northern Peru

18 August 2017

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