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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Updates

Strategic partnership with Canada continues with new contribution for humanitarian action

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Continued humanitarian funding from Canada will support UNFPA’s humanitarian response to address the sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls in humanitarian crises, like these Rohingya refugee girls Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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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

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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

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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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Video

Menstruation is a human rights issue

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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

Music by Bensound.

Updates

With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

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A doctor examines a newborn baby in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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News

Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

calendar_today29 May 2019

Ms. Nana says she wanted to work as a midwife to help improve family planning use. © UNFPA/Natalia da Luz
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