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In Libya, a chance at a future after violence and rejection

calendar_today07 September 2021

Women participate in a group activity at a women and girls safe space in Tripoli. There are four UNFPA-supported safe spaces for gender-based violence survivors and women and girls at risk throughout Libya. © UNFPA Libya
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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future

calendar_today11 August 2021

Maimuna Khatun, 18, lives in a displacement camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she volunteers as an interpreter at a learning centre. She also teaches community members about sexual and reproductive health. “I don’t know what lies ahead in my future,” she told UNFPA, adding, “I wish to transfer my knowledge to the next generation.” © UNFPA Bangladesh
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

calendar_today29 June 2021

A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

calendar_today26 February 2021

Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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Young women face greatest threat from intimate partner violence, new UNFPA data dashboard shows

calendar_today02 December 2020

UNFPA's new data dashboard shows who are most vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Younger women face some of the greatest risks. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Launch event: Humanitarian Action 2021 Overview

calendar_today07 December 2020

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In Egypt, family planning unit works to ensure continuity of services amid pandemic

calendar_today20 November 2020

Doaa Ramadan says staff in the family planning unit have been diligent about applying precautionary measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission. © UNFPA Egypt/Roger Anis
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Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce

calendar_today04 October 2020

A woman has delivered a healthy baby at the Nawjad Health Centre, where reproducive health services have recently returned. © UNFPA Yemen
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Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert

calendar_today29 September 2020

Women and Girls’ Treatment and Support Centre offers specialized, sensitive care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Khetam Malkawi
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Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen

calendar_today22 September 2020

Ishraq says the number of calls to her mental health care hotline have surged since the pandemic reached Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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