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Hope and healing: Women in Somalia reclaim their lives from obstetric fistula

calendar_today11 November 2025

Farhiya (right) received life-changing fistula repair surgery at Dayniile Hospital, Mogadishu, made possible with KSrelief’s support ©UNFPA Somalia/Usame Nur Hussein
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Five things decision-makers need to know about digital violence and young people

calendar_today24 November 2025

In Côte d'Ivoire, members of the Gender Equity and Equality Movement in Schools (GEMS) club prepare for sessions on gender equality awareness at the Lycée BAD in Yamoussoukro. Credit: © UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard
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Breaking the silence: Zimbabwe initiative reaches survivors of violence

calendar_today21 November 2025

Women attend an outreach session where they speak about needs in their communities and caseworkers raise awareness of the services available. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Tigzozo Media
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Unlocking the promise of youth leadership

calendar_today18 November 2025

Participants at the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, where more than 400 youth delegates from 130 countries called for decisive action by leaders. Credit: © UNFPA/Abdoulatif Keita
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Midwives in Uganda ramp up action against postpartum bleeding, a leading cause of maternal death

calendar_today09 October 2025

Midwives learn up-to-date tools and methods for detecting and treating postpartum haemorrhage at a UNFPA-supported training in Kampala. © UNFPA Uganda
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Amid displacement and despair in Gaza, glimmers of hope for a better tomorrow

calendar_today17 October 2025

Riman is terrified of childbirth, and is clinging to hope for safety and stability. © UNFPA/Hardy Skills
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Women flee atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher only to face new crisis in overcrowded camps

calendar_today05 November 2025

Farha*, in red, is nine months pregnant and walked for seven days through the desert to reach Al Dabba after members of her family were killed in El Fasher. © UNFPA/Sufian Abdulmouty
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“We are the peer navigators”: In the Philippines, youth leaders tackle adolescent pregnancy

calendar_today13 November 2025

Shameerah De Guzman, 17, advocates for adolescent health and safe sex in her community. © UNFPA Philippines/Shirin Bhandari
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Amid Sudan’s grinding war, maternity hospital offers a beacon of hope

calendar_today23 October 2025

Kosti Maternity Hospital, supported by UNFPA, manages an average of 15 childbirths every day. ©UNFPA Sudan
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Five myths – and facts – about contraception

calendar_today30 October 2025

Condoms are available to young people in Guinea-Bissau through an initiative supported by UNFPA and the Government’s General Directorate of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. © UNFPA Guinea-Bussau/Gaia Squarci
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