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Impossible choices in Gaza: “Women are giving birth prematurely because of terror”
- 23 February 2024
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Women in Syria are still homeless and vulnerable one year after earthquakes
Published on: 12/02/2024
A year after massive earthquakes devastated north-west Syria, many women are still living in temporary shelters and exposed to heightened risks like gender-based violence.
See how UNFPA has been supporting them and stay updated on our ongoing humanitarian response.
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From recovery to resilience: Zeynab's story after the earthquakes in Northwest Syria
- 21 February 2024
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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza
Published on: 20/12/2023
“These kits contain many essential items which are in severe shortage,” says Dr. Khawla, Head of Nursing at Nasser Hospital in Gaza.
Every day in the occupied Palestinian territory, aid workers like Dr. Khawla are risking their lives to deliver emergency assistance to women and girls.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance
Published on: 20/12/2023
“This war has taken everything from us,” said Helen (18), an internally displaced woman in Gaza.
See her heartbreaking story and learn how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is responding to this humanitarian crisis.
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Five ways to change life for women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Midwife Esther Okunia supports displaced women and girls in the province of Ituri.
All photos © UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
15 February 2024
Grief and fear mount in Rafah as people are trapped with nowhere safe to go
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah.
© Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images
16 February 2024
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Communities in healing, a year after two tragic earthquakes shook southern Türkiye
- 06 February 2024
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Supporting survivors of sexual assault in Ethiopia, and working to stop violence before it starts
- 24 January 2024
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A year after massive earthquakes in Türkiye, women and girls still face danger
Published on: 06/02/2024
One year after two devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye, hundreds of thousands of women and girls still have no proper home and have limited health and protection services.
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