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2021: A look back at a year of assistance amidst adversity

calendar_today21 December 2021

A mother nuzzles her baby at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Venezuela. © UNFPA Venezuela
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Dec 2021

Annual Report

Humanitarian Action Overview Report 2022

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Events

Humanitarian Action Overview 2022 launch event

calendar_today13 December 2021

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Mobile health units are saving lives in Libya

calendar_today20 December 2021

Teams of health care workers, including obstetricians/gynaecologists and midwives, serve two-month stints at various facilities throughout Libya to help address shortages in personnel. © UNFPA Libya
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In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones

calendar_today09 November 2021

Désir Murielle gave birth to her son, Yves, in a tent on the grounds of Hôpital de Référence Communautaire de l’Asile, which was damaged in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake of 14 August. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel P. Laméry
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Married at 12; a single mother at 16 in Yemen

calendar_today03 November 2021

"When I would find written documents in the house, I needed to ask somebody to read it for me," said Ghada, who was married at 12. She eventually learned to read and write at a UNFPA-supported safe space, which also provided legal assistance and vocational training. © UNFPA Yemen
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For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together

calendar_today22 October 2021

Breast cancer survivors help make wigs for women who have lost their hair because of the treatment for the disease at Jabalia Women's Health Centre in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Other women who help may have a personal reason to do so, like having a relative diagnosed with breast cancer, or simply want to show support. © Abdel Shafi Community Health Association
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Saving the lives of pregnant women amid escalating conflict in Syria

calendar_today07 October 2021

Health workers provide information and care the Daraa National Hospital © UNFPA/SFPA
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News story

Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

calendar_today22 September 2021

Tens of thousands of pregnant women are expected to need safe delivery services in quake-affected areas in the coming weeks. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel Lamery Pierre
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Press release

UNFPA calls for urgent funding for the health and safety of 1.5 million Yemeni women and girls at risk

calendar_today23 September 2021

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