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As Russian air strikes escalate against Ukraine, a hospital in Kyiv struggles to care for pregnant women and newborns

The Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre, supported by UNFPA, is a critical maternity and newborn health facility in the city. Credit UNFPA Ukraine/ Isaac Hurskin

27 August 2024

26 July 2024

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“It brings me hope”: The impact of universal health coverage for Afghan refugees in Iran

Afghan women refugees are among those reached by an initiative from the Islamic Republic of Iran to expand access to health services. © UNFPA

15 May 2024

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France commits 1.5 million dollars to UNFPA to empower survivors of gender-based violence in Iraq

09 Feb 2022

The new agreement with France will allow UNFPA to create three women protection centres for women survivors of violence in Iraq and support one women's shelter. © UNFPA Iraq

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Government of France allocates 4 million euros to assist women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine

10 Jan 2023

Olesia was at home when her town in Bucha, in the Kyiv region, was invaded by Russian troops. The trauma of the war led her to seek help from UNFPA psychosocial mobile teams, which were able to work in the area when the town was returned to Ukrainian control. © UNFPA Ukraine / Volodymyr Ovsiuchenko

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Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

28 Dec 2022

A group of girls rescued from female genital mutilation and early marriage play hand-clapping games in their dormitories at Morpus primary school in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya on November 24, 2020. Through the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, the Morpus primary and boarding school has been helping young girls to escape and recover from female genital mutilation and early marriages since 2003, providing education and accommodation. © UNFPA Kenya/Luis Tato

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With funding from partners, Ethiopian radio talk shows aim to end female genital mutilation

18 Nov 2021

My body is my own: Envisioning a world of rights and choices

02 July 2021

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Support from France to safeguard health and lives of millions of women and girls

02 July 2021

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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

“It is now time to deliver,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum. © Service photo du Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

30 June 2021

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