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5 things to know about motherhood

Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world throughout the year. In Somalia, above, the day falls in March. © Tobin Jones for UNFPA

03 May 2022

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Situation Report #1 – January-March 2022

Resource date: Apr 2022

Author: UNFPA Yemen

News

War in Ukraine shocks global food supply, putting lives at risk

A young mother and her baby are weighed before being examined for malnutrition at UNFPA-supported Marib General hospital in Yemen, a country that relies heavily on food imports. Skyrocketing food prices have increased the number of people in need of food assistance from 16.2 million in 2021 to 19 million people in 2022. © UN/Giles Clarke

27 April 2022

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Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Situation Report – 22 March 2022

Resource date: Mar 2022

Author: UNFPA

Resources

Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #7 – 20 April 2022

Resource date: Apr 2022

Author: UNFPA EECA

News

Women and girls in South Sudan battle mounting sexual violence amid conflict and climate crises

Women return from collecting firewood in South Sudan's Unity State, which has seen alarming levels of gender-based violence amid mounting conflict and spiralling climate catastrophes. ©UNFPA South Sudan

20 April 2022

News

Hope on wheels: Emergency maternal health units reach farthest corners of the Philippines

The fishing village of Saint Bernard, in the Southern Leyte Province of the Philippines, saw widepsread destruction from Super Typhoon Rai in December 2021, with hundreds of thousands displaced and many homes obliterated by the storm. © UNFPA/Ezra Acayan

19 April 2022

Press Release

Women and girls in Ukraine and neighboring countries require urgent support

19 April 2022

Snapshot: UNFPA’s response in Ukraine and the region

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Risk of sexual violence, unintended pregnancy soars in crisis settings, new report highlights

UNFPA is providing post-rape treatment kits and other essential health supplies in South Sudan. Sexual violence has been widespread since hostilities erupted last month. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

12 April 2022

Ukraine War: Psychosocial support for refugees in Moldova

Published on: 18/04/2022

Natalia is a UNFPA-supported psychologist who is working with Ukrainian women and girls who fled into Moldova.

“The war trauma haunts them all. They feel lost and don’t know where to go next,” she says.

Learn how UNFPA is providing refugees from Ukraine with the support they need.

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