News

Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

calendar_today28 June 2019

"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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May 2019

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #5 – May 2019

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News

Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

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Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. © Tomer Urwicz
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News

Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

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Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Humanitarian Thematic Fund

The health and human rights needs of women and young people escalate dramatically in a crisis. Every day in humanitarian settings, more than 500 women and girls die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.

Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

calendar_today31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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Publication date

Apr 2019

Author

UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #80 April 2019

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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

calendar_today28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Menstruation is a human rights issue

calendar_today25 May 2019

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle; roughly half the human population has or will experience it. But too often, menstruation is shrouded in mystery, leading to exclusion, neglect and discrimination. Learn more: unfpa.org/menstruation

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News

A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

calendar_today17 May 2019

Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
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