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Jordanian Midwife Delivers for Syrian Refugees

Muneera Sha'aban at the clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Jordan Health Aid Society in Za'atari camp for Syrian Refugees Photo © Ra'ad Adayleh

15 August 2013

In the News

Why Isn't Family Planning Prioritized in Refugee Settings?

25 July 2013

News

Scaling Up Strategies to Encourage Abandonment of FGM/C

The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting aims to accelerate changes in entrenced social norms that put some 30 million girls at risk of undergoing this harmful practice. Photo © Sheila McKinnon

23 July 2013

In the News

UNFPA Reminds Islamists that Women’s Rights Bring Economic Benefit

26 June 2013

News

A Platform for Voices of Arab Youth in a Critical Time

UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin meets with young people at the the Regional Population and Development Conference in Cairo.

24 June 2013

News

Responding to the Needs of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

13 June 2013

In the News

UN Agencies Encourage Enforcement of FGM/C Ban After Girl’s Death

A counsellor in Egypt holds up cards used to educate women about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Minia in this photo from 2006. REUTERS

11 June 2013

Press Release

Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria

04 June 2013

In the News

Born into Crisis: Unwanted Pregnancies in Syria

A baby in Turkey's Islahiye camp for Syrian refugees.  Photo by: Jodi Hilton/IRIN

29 May 2013

News

Midwife Finds her Work with Refugees Challenging and Rewarding

In spite of the challenges of working in a refugee camp, midwife Ghadeer Taher Horani is very happy being able to contribute to the lives of women and children.

27 May 2013

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