News

Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

Health workers rush to assist Salima Khatum at the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
  • 29 June 2018
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News

Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

Najat suffered a traumatic birth injury, and nearly died, after her in-laws refused to take her to a hospital during labour. © National Midwives Association/UNFPA
  • 25 June 2018
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News

This World Refugee Day, recognizing the strength and courage of refugees

Ghalia survived her ordeal thanks to the support of other refugees.© UNFPA
  • 20 June 2018
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Architect Not Child Bride: A Syrian Girl’s Dream

Published on: 19/06/2018

Since its opening in 2015, over 1,800 young women and men in Zaatari refugee camp have benefitted from trainings on reproductive health and gender-based violence at the Questscope-UNFPA Youth Centre. This is the story of 16-year-old Yanal, who became an advocate against child marriage after learning about its harms at the UNFPA-supported youth centre in Zaatari. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.

War Torn Girlhood

Published on: 19/06/2018

The Syrian crisis has left hundreds of thousands of adolescent girls vulnerable to child marriage and in need of adequate gender-based violence, sexual education and reproductive health services. UNFPA is helping to fill this void in Jordan, where 42,000 Syrian refugees are girls between the ages of 12 and 17. This is Asma's story. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.

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Reaching “forgotten” Rohingya in Myanmar cut off from basic maternal care

Phu Tu Nee, 19, gave birth with a UNFPA clean delivery kit as the first tropical storm of the monsoon season descended on the camps and villages of “forgotten” Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
  • 11 June 2018
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News

Finding a way out of child marriage and towards a vocation

Children run towards the sprawl of Domiz 1 camp in northeastern Iraq, where UNFPA-supported women’s and youth centres provide support and care for Syrian refugees. © UNHCR/B. Sokol/November 2012
  • 04 June 2018
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News

In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye
  • 01 June 2018
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Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #68 April 2018

Resource date: Apr 2018

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Fatima: A song to end obstetric fistula

Published on: 30/05/2018

This song was produced by a Yemeni youth group. It is based on the true story of an obstetric fistula survivor, ‘Fatima,’ who was successfully treated with the support of UNFPA.

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