News

Emergency maternity care and psychosocial support for women and girls hit by floods in Afghanistan

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Midwife Habiba Danish and the mobile health team members speak with women and girls affected by the floods in northern Afghanistan. © ORCD Afghanistan
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News

Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

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A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Video

Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

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Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

Millions of survivors of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are enduring terrible trauma.

See how UNFPA is providing access to mental health and psychosocial support. 

News

Pandemic and rising tide of violence increase demand for mental health, psychosocial care

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Psychosocial volunteers like Pema must travel over mountainous terrain to meet with clients under even normal circumstances. Now, the pandemic has further complicated matters. © UNFPA Bhutan
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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

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UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Updates

Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

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Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq
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News

To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

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More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin
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News

Reaching women in Mosul, where the shadow of conflict still lingers

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Eman, from West Mosul, needed a Caesarean section for her fifth child. © UNFPA Iraq/Jared Kohler
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News

UNFPA scales up response after Iraq earthquake

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UNFPA is distributing essential hygiene supplies to women and girls displaced by the earthquake. Photo courtesy of Civil Development International
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News

Giving birth amid Boko Haram insurgency; UNFPA reaching millions with care

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A nurse and a survivor of the Boko Haram insurgency at an antenatal check-up. UNFPA has provided the clinic, at the GGSS displacement camp, with reproductive health kits, clean delivery kits and dignity kits. © UNFPA Nigeria
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