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In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

<p>Marsa Nyaluak and midwife trainee Ana Chuoch David in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Ms. David was able to save both Ms. Nyaluak and her daughter, Happy, when complications arose during childbirth. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Jaime Jacques</i> </p>
  • 07 July 2014
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  • Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

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Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

<p>Siblings take shelter in a school in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, after fleeing recent fighting. Photo credit: <i>UNHCR/S. Baldwin</i> </p>
  • 30 June 2014
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  • Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

<p>Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem</i> </p>
  • 26 June 2014
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  • Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
  • 19 June 2014
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  • Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

<p>Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
  • 18 June 2014
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  • UNFPA assists Balkan flood survivors

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UNFPA assists Balkan flood survivors

<p>Heavy and uninterrupted rainfall last month caused the worst flooding the Balkans have seen in more than a century.&nbsp; <i>Photo credit: UNCT Serbia / Djordje Novakovic</i> </p>
  • 06 June 2014
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  • Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

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Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

<p>A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser</i> </p>
  • 28 May 2014
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  • In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

<p>Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka</i> </p>
  • 19 May 2014
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  • Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families

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Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families

<p>Mothers listen to a community health worker talk about family planning in the Tomping camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor</i> </p>
  • 07 May 2014
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  • Syria's Refugees Meet Mama Munira

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Syria's Refugees Meet Mama Munira

  • 20 March 2014
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