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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

03 May 2019

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

Bushra has launched the first ever women-run security firm in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

01 May 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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Kenya, Denmark and UNFPA rally partners for action on ICPD

02 Apr 2019

Nairobi Summit co-host Denmark “will continue to show support for ICPD in any way possible,” said Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs at a side event during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet

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New Zealand pledges multi-year support to UNFPA core resources

28 Mar 2019

Craig Hawke (left), Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem (right) shake hands at the signing of the new multi-year core funding agreement. © UNFPA/Isaac Hurskin

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Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

07 Mar 2019

Dr. Natalia Kanem represented the United Nations at a high-level Spotlight Initiative event in Samoa. © UNFPA Pacific/Navinesh Kumar

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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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Canada funding supports sustainable reproductive health and protection services in Iraq

08 May 2018

New funding from Canada will support sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in Iraq, as they rebuild their lives after conflict. © UNFPA Iraq

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UNFPA partners with Flo app to bring reproductive health information to millions of users

16 Feb 2018

UNFPA Regional Director Alanna Armitage and OWHealth Director Dmitry Gurski at the signing ceremony in Minsk (left); the Flo app (right). © UNFPA Belarus

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UNFPA and Philips to co-create innovative health solutions for women and girls

21 Sep 2018

“We see huge potential in this thought partnership for innovation,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem (right), with Henk Siebren de Jong, Chief of International Markets for Royal Philips (left). © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet

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