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Violence in Syria casts long shadow on refugee women, girls

“My husband was very strict,” Gemila*, a 28-year-old Syrian refugee, told UNFPA. “He wanted to crush people.”

17 August 2018

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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah

A post-partum mother with her newborn at the Al Thawra Hospital maternity ward. © UNFPA Yemen

08 August 2018

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #5 – May 2018

Resource date: May 2018

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #4 – April 2018

Resource date: Apr 2018

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

26 July 2018

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #6 – June 2018

Resource date: Jun 2018

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #69 May 2018

Resource date: May 2018

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

Family health houses are helping midwives provide reproductive health care in far-flung parts of Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

10 July 2018

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After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

Women and girls require security, health care and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. © UNFPA Guatemala/Carlos Sebastián

05 July 2018

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Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

As the monsoon season hits Cox's Bazar, refugees at Kutapalong refugee camp and elsewhere fear they are vulnerable to landslides. © UNHCR/Adam Dean

02 July 2018

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