News

HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable girls and young women

calendar_today10 October 2017

Takhona learned to protect herself from HIV from UNFPA's Safeguard Young People programme. © UNFPA Swaziland
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News

Women stand strong after Irma

calendar_today29 September 2017

At the National Technical Training Centre, resident Dediemay Thomas (left) stands with shelter manager Samantha Burnette. © UNFPA/Katheline Ruiz
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Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

calendar_today28 September 2017

Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

calendar_today25 September 2017

Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
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Press release

UNFPA, Baby Box Co., help Haitian mothers protect their babies during disasters

calendar_today20 September 2017

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News

Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

calendar_today14 September 2017

UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens
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News

As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

calendar_today13 September 2017

UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

calendar_today06 September 2017

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

calendar_today05 September 2017

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

calendar_today01 September 2017

Pregnant women wait to be screened at the Kalomba health center during a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. © UNFPA DRC
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