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War in Ukraine shocks global food supply, putting lives at risk

A young mother and her baby are weighed before being examined for malnutrition at UNFPA-supported Marib General hospital in Yemen, a country that relies heavily on food imports. Skyrocketing food prices have increased the number of people in need of food assistance from 16.2 million in 2021 to 19 million people in 2022. © UN/Giles Clarke

27 April 2022

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Ukrainian refugees build new lives far from home

Ivanna Povchenuik (center) left her home in Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine with her two children for the Polish border, from where they continued to Belgium, a journey that took 35 hours. © Martin Thaulow

05 April 2022

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Free maternal services are a lifeline to expectant mothers in Yemen

A midwife hands Saba her newborn son. Saba lost two earlier pregnancies because of a lack of obstetric care in a country where only half of health facilities are operational and only two out of 10 functional health facilities provide maternal and child health services. © UNFPA Yemen

24 March 2022

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Australia provides UNFPA AUD 8 million to protect Ukrainian women and girls from gender-based violence

29 Mar 2022

With this new contribution, the Australian Government commits to protect women and girls fleeing the war in Ukraine from gender-based violence. © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

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More than $250 million needed to sustain humanitarian response for women and girls in Afghanistan

Internally displaced persons on their way to seek free medical services from a mobile health team in Kandahar. From August to December 2021, UNFPA-supported mobile health teams reached more than 33,000 people with sexual and reproductive health services. © UNFPA Afghanistan

17 March 2022

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Reproductive health needs in Mozambique a priority after Tropical Storm Ana

In the wake of Tropical Storm Ana, more than 200 dignity kits containing hygiene items like reusable menstrual pads and safety items like whistles and flashlights were distributed to women in Maganja da Costa District, Zambezia Province. © UNFPA Mozambique/Hidayat Kassim

11 February 2022

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In this refugee camp, midwives have delivered over 14,000 babies with zero maternal deaths

Ammoun Kitabi cradles a newborn in Zaatari camp. As a Jordanian midwife trained in Syria, she feels a deep connection to the Syrian refugees under her care. © UNFPA Jordan

10 January 2022

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Diamonds are scarce – sexual and reproductive health information shouldn’t be

Nsenga Malu has had nine children since her marriage at age 15. She was not given any information about family planning until her most recent child was born. © UNFPA DRC

14 December 2021

Humanitarian aid rushed to Philippines following record-setting typhoon

28 December 2021

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

12 August 2021

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