09 October 2024

News

Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed

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Amal was born on 2 October the border as her mother fled the escalating hostilities in Lebanon. © Omaya AL Mekdad / UNFPA Syria
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News

Providing women the power of choice through contraceptive access in Lesotho

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Village health worker 'Mautloanang Mokone provides women with refills for their contraceptives. © UNFPA Lesotho / Violet Maraisane
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News

Explainer: Why are gender equality and reproductive rights essential for peace?

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Saima, working with a UNFPA programme that rehabilitates ex-combatants, raises awareness in her community about gender-based violence and harmful practices. © UNFPA Philippines / Vonna Vista
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News

Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities

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Midwife Stella Tchiwobe outside the UNFPA-supported health facility in Bana, in western Cameroon. Credit: UNFPA Cameroon
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News

“Innovators, entrepreneurs and catalysts for transformation”: Three youth leaders on climate make the case for sexual and reproductive rights

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Imali Ngusale, Isabel Adriana Garcia Gómez and Tasnia Ahmed are youth leaders on climate and sexual and reproductive rights. © Imali Ngusale/Isabel Adriana Garcia Gómez/Divisional Youth Forum/Jawad Hossain
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News

Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have gendered impact on women and girls

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Adolescent girls take shelter at a public school in Mount Lebanon after fleeing their homes from the south following escalation of hostilities across the country. © UNFPA Lebanon/Anastacia Hajj
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News

A year of war in Gaza: One mother’s hardships, heartbreak – and hope

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Nearly two million people in Gaza have been forced from their homes, many of them repeatedly, since October 2023. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
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News

Activism, art and community as support networks for young people living with HIV in Ecuador

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Twenty-seven-year-old activist Anthony Guerrero is proud to come from the coastal province of Esmeraldas, despite its challenges. © Carlos Sanchez
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Updates

UNFPA and Essity collaborate to improve menstrual health in the workplace

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Sahil Tesfu, Chief Strategy Officer (fourth speaker from the left) shares her views on sexual and reproductive health and rights at UNFPA’s side event at the World Economic Forum 2024 © UNFPA/Marcel Mainzer
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