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Reaching quake-affected pregnant women in Nepal

Sabina Dauwar, 17, is living in a tent after her home was flattened by the earthquake in Rampur Village, Kavre District. She is three months pregnant. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

05 May 2015

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Nepal earthquake: Women and girls in need

Resource date: Apr 2015

Author: UNFPA

The disaster in Nepal has affected 2 million women and girls of reproductive age and 126,000 pregnant women, according to estimates as of 29 April 2015. UNFPA is responding with reproductive health supplies and dignity kits, and is working to prevent gender-based violence.

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New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake

Earthquake survivors survey the damage in Bungmati, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

29 April 2015

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After flight from Syria, refugee women in Iraq find safety, support

Asma with her friends at the women’s safe space. “I am happy in the sewing session,” she said. “My teacher is from the same place I came from. We speak the same language and share the same memories.” © UNFPA/Shayda Hesammi

29 April 2015

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Tens of thousands of pregnant women affected by Nepal quake

A mother tends to a child injured in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. UNFPA’s initial estimates indicate over 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be affected. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1013/Nybo

27 April 2015

Statement

Earthquake in Nepal: Statement by the Executive Director

25 April 2015

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Up a tree and eight months pregnant: A woman’s ordeal in the Malawi floods

Alimanda holds her two-week old daughter in the Marka Camp in Malawi. During the floods, she and her children were rescued from a tree. Six weeks later, she gave birth on her way to a health centre. © UNFPA/Jayne Chisenga

23 April 2015

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Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH in Crisis Situations

Resource date: Nov 2020

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3,000th baby born at UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp

Baby Obada was the 3,000th safe delivery at a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari, the sprawling refugee camp in Syria. © JHAS/UNFPA

20 April 2015

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Flooding, landslides devastate Muhuta, Burundi

16 April 2015

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