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For indigenous women in the Philippines, women-friendly safe spaces extend a bridge to healthcare

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“Raising my kids and providing for their daily needs is tough, but the fulfilment I get from helping my tribe is already a priceless gift," Jacqueline smiles. © UNFPA Philippines/Ferdh Cabrera
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Dec 2024

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Philippines Situation Report #1 - December 2024

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Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

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Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
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Fighting for equal rights against the tide of climate change

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Across the world, cyclones, hurricanes, floods, extreme temperatures and drought are becoming more frequent, more prolonged and more intense. © UNICEF/Allen Stephen/Infinity Images
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Australia stands up to uplift the lives of women and girls affected by natural disasters

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Fatima gave birth safely at a UNFPA-supported hospital. Australia’s funding helps support maternal health and protection services in Syria. © UNFPA/Karam Al-Masri
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Apr 2022

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UNFPA Philippines

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Super Typhoon Odette Response in the Philippines Situation Report #6 & #7 – 15 March-30 April 2022

UNFPA is responding to the special needs of women and adolescent girls, following the "Super Typhoon Odette" in the Philippines. The response includes providing access to sexual and reproductive health care and information, and protecting women and girls from gender-based violence in typhoon-affected areas.

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

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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
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In a deadly typhoon’s wake, a women-led mobile facility meets sexual and reproductive health needs

calendar_today14 March 2022

The Women's Health on Wheels facility in Saint Bernard in Typhoon Rai/Odette-affected Southern Leyte was stationed next to a school compound being used as an evacuation camp. The team held a day for pregnant women who were provided with sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence information sessions. © UNFPA Philippines
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Crisis after the storm: needs soar for women and girls in typhoon-ravaged Philippines

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A UNFPA staff member walks to a damaged health centre in Siargao Island, Surigao Del Norte on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines ©UNFPA Philippines
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