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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Over 84,000 pregnant women in Haiti, like Mariline, lack secure access to health services due to ongoing gang violence.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response.

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UNFPA-supported surgeries help survivors of obstetric fistula to advocate for others in Burundi

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Donavine Ndayikengurukiye, 23, was 19 when her pregnancy resulted in an obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Burundi
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Belgium commits 3 million euros to UNFPA to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths

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UNFPA

Publication date

Apr 2025

Number of pages

24

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Guidelines on Collecting Data for SDG Indicator 5.6.1 on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Decision-making in National Household Surveys

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UNFPA

Publication date

Apr 2025

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UNFPA

Number of pages

68

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Legal Commitments for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights for All

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The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

calendar_today13 June 2024

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, reports of multiple forms of violence have spiked in ukraine, including conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking​​. © UNFPA Ukraine / Isaac Hurskin
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“I suffered a lot”: How UNFPA helps women in Guinea heal from obstetric fistula

calendar_today22 May 2024

Obstetric fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah lived with the condition for nearly 20 years. © UNFPA Guinea/Sayon Idovic Loua
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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

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Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen

calendar_today06 May 2024

When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate. © UNFPA Yemen
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A boat clinic delivers crucial health care for women in remote villages in Benin

calendar_today10 June 2024

A boat clinic delivers crucial health care for women in remote villages in Benin

A boat clinic delivers crucial health care for women in remote villages in Benin

Women in the remote villages of Sô-Ava, Benin have limited access to reproductive health care and maternity wards.

A boat clinic, supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—helps deliver the services they need.

Watch UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s visit to the clinic to see how UNFPA is working to ensure rights and choices for all women and girls, no matter where they live.