News

Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
  • 25 September 2017
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News

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
  • 22 September 2017
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Press Release

UNFPA, Baby Box Co., help Haitian mothers protect their babies during disasters

20 September 2017

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News

Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war

"Please don't give up," urges a message at a clinic in Dohuk, Iraq, specializing in treatment for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual and gender-based violence are commonly seen as tactics of warfare. © UNFPAIraq/Turchenkova
  • 20 September 2017
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Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #8 – August 2017

Resource date: Aug 2017

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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News

UNFPA aid reaches Deir Ez-Zor City for the first time in three years

UNFPA delivered hygiene supplies to the city of Deir Ez-Zor, which had been inaccessible to humanitarians for three years. © Syrian Arab Red Crescent
  • 15 September 2017
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Yemen's cholera outbreak taking toll on women and girls

Published on: 15/09/2017

Yemen is witnessing the worst cholera outbreak in the world. One person dies every hour, and 5,000 or more people are suspected of cholera or acute watery diarrhoea every day. 

Pregnant women are at high risk. UNFPA estimates the lives of 1.1 million malnourished pregnant women are at risk. See more here.

News

Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens
  • 14 September 2017
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News

As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh
  • 13 September 2017
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News

UNFPA responds as entire population of Barbuda evacuated following Hurricane Irma

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination carried out a rapid assessment in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 September. © Silva Lauffer/UNDAC
  • 12 September 2017
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