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World Humanitarian Day: Youth to the Rescue

Anzaira explains the contents of the hygiene kit to pregnant and lactating women in an evacuation centre for flood survivors.  Photo: UNFPA Philippines

19 August 2012

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Delivering Support to Syrian Women as the Crisis Worsens

UNFPA is working to ensure that the specific needs of women and girls are factored into the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis. Photo by F Juez/UNHCR

02 August 2012

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Beyoncé Joins Global Aid Organizations

02 August 2012

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CERF Funds Help UNFPA Deliver

In late 2011, some 1.2 million Cambodians were affected by the worst floods the country has seen in more than a decade. Photo:© WFP/Polly Egerton

01 June 2012

In the News

Madagascar: A Decaying Health Sector

Many Malagasy health care workers have moved to cities and better paying jobs. Photo: <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/photo.aspx">Guy Oliver/IRIN</a>

22 May 2012

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Congo: Responding to Survivors of Deadly Explosion

16 May 2012

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New Tool to Manage Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies

In areas of conflict or displacement, women are often vulnerable to gender-based violence. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran

23 April 2012

In the News

After the Floods: Preventing Gender-based Violence in Colombia

An elderly woman makes her way through the flooded streets of Cordoba, Colombia. Credit: Julian Zosa for CERF/OCHA

10 April 2012

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So Many Mouths to Feed: Addressing High Fertility in Famine-Stricken Somalia

Somali women in the Dabke camp wait to receive supplemental food for their children.Photo: Dominic Nahr/ Magnum Photos

02 April 2012

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Technology to the Rescue: Innovative Tools for Responding to Disaster

Youth volunteers were mobilized quickly using social media following flooding in the Philippines

20 March 2012

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