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  • Tens of thousands in need of maternal health services in Gaza

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Tens of thousands in need of maternal health services in Gaza

On 25 July 2014, woman stands near rubble in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-1005/El Baba
  • 07 August 2014
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  • UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

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UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in  North Waziristan sent thousands more families into displacement; most of them fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District. Photo credit: OCHA
  • 28 July 2014
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  • In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

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In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA
  • 30 July 2014
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  • Violence survivors seek support amid Syrian conflict

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Violence survivors seek support amid Syrian conflict

<p>Syrian women seeking reproductive health services at the Al-Halbouni clinic in Damascus, Syria. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria</i> </p>
  • 18 July 2014
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  • In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

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In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

<p>Marsa Nyaluak and midwife trainee Ana Chuoch David in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Ms. David was able to save both Ms. Nyaluak and her daughter, Happy, when complications arose during childbirth. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Jaime Jacques</i> </p>
  • 07 July 2014
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  • Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

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Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

<p>Siblings take shelter in a school in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, after fleeing recent fighting. Photo credit: <i>UNHCR/S. Baldwin</i> </p>
  • 30 June 2014
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  • Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

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Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

Mitslal Giday and Beruho Gebrezgi convene a forum for pregnant women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo credit: UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
  • 02 July 2014
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  • Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

<p>Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem</i> </p>
  • 26 June 2014
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  • Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
  • 19 June 2014
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  • Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

<p>Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
  • 18 June 2014
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