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Safe birth for Burundi refugees in Rwanda

Midwife Philomene Nyirahabiyaremye (left) attends to Evelyne Kamurera (centre) and Chantal Uwamahoro (right) and their newborns in the maternity ward at Mahama Refugee Camp. She assists at least three deliveries every day. © UNFPA Rwanda/David Ssekyanzi

11 June 2015

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #33 - 1-31 May

Resource date: May 2015

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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After being declared dead, Syrian refugee rebuilds life

Amir nearly died while fleeing Syria. Today, he works at a UNFPA-supported health centre, helping other refugees seek assistance. © UNFPA Jordan/David Brunetti

04 June 2015

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Burundi refugees giving birth in unsafe conditions

Tens of thousands of Burundian refugees are seeking shelter in Tanzania. On their way to safety, women are giving birth in unsafe conditions. Hundreds of cases of gender-based violence have been reported. © UNFPA Tanzania/Sawiche Wamunza

25 May 2015

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Survivors of Boko Haram abduction begin healing process

Survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency at Malkohi displacement camp in Yola, Adamawa State. They were displaced by the violence in their home communities in Borno State. © UNFPA

21 May 2015

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #32 - 1-30 April

Resource date: Apr 2015

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Tens of thousands of pregnant women affected by Nepal quake

A mother tends to a child injured in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. UNFPA’s initial estimates indicate over 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be affected. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1013/Nybo

27 April 2015

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Flooding, landslides devastate Muhuta, Burundi

16 April 2015

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Humanitarian Bulletin Syria Crisis February - March 2015

Resource date: Mar 2015

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Women and Girls in the Syria Crisis: UNFPA Response - Facts and Figures

Resource date: Mar 2015

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

UNFPA believes that every Syrian woman and girl has the right to have access to affordable reproductive health care and be effectively protected from gender-based violence. UNFPA and its partners are scaling up efforts to empower and improve the lives of Syrian women and youth and impacted communities in host countries, including by advocating for human rights and gender equality, to better cope with and recover from the crisis.

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