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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen

09 April 2020

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As fighting rages in north-eastern Syria, UNFPA and partners rush to meet the needs of women

UNFPA is scaling up its activities to provide reproductive health care and support for survivors of violence in north-eastern Syria. © UNFPA Syria

11 December 2019

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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria

29 April 2019

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Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

25 Feb 2019

Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq

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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

06 August 2018

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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, girls

“My husband was very strict,” Gemila*, a 28-year-old Syrian refugee, told UNFPA. “He wanted to crush people.”

17 August 2018

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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

26 July 2018

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018

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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda

24 January 2018