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“What’s left to be destroyed in my life?” Flash floods deepen the catastrophe in Yemen

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The UN rapid response mechanism in Yemen, led by UNFPA, ensures life-saving assistance within 72 hours of the onset of an emergency. Heavy rain is now forecast to affect nearly 2 million displaced people over the coming weeks, threatening lives and livelihoods across multiple communities. © YDF/UNFPA
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06 September 2023
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A choice for all: Different needs, different choices

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Access to contraception and choice is central to women’s empowerment. It gives women the ability to control their own bodies and their own futures.
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Updates

UNFPA and Organon support the Maternity Foundation in using AI to strengthen midwifery skills

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Preview of the Safe Delivery app developed by the Maternity Foundation. 
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Five things you need to know about consent

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© Illustrations for UNFPA by Sumeet Raiphale
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Events

World Sexual Health Day 2024

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08 August 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  ‌

Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Midwife Fyfy Omoyi hands Ms. Bembeleza her newborn, who was delivered safely at the UNFPA mobile health clinic at the Bulengo displacement camp. The camp is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people who have fled brutal conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNFPA DRC/Jonas Yunus
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“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of UNFPA’s frontline workers

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Anny* and her daughter were raped at gunpoint while collecting firewood near the Bulengo camp for internally displaced people, where they are taking shelter from the conflict in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
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