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UNFPA

Publication date

Apr 2025

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

68

Publication

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

28 May 2024
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Emergency maternity care and psychosocial support for women and girls hit by floods in Afghanistan

calendar_today29 May 2024

Midwife Habiba Danish and the mobile health team members speak with women and girls affected by the floods in northern Afghanistan. © ORCD Afghanistan
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How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict  

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UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon. © UNFPA Cameroon/Samuel Sawalda
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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian crisis

calendar_today28 May 2024

In Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, Gebeyanesh Gebinet and a friend go through the items of a UNFPA dignity kit, containing essentials such as washable sanitary pads, underwear, soap and a reusable cloth, a whistle, and a solar-powered flashlight. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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