News

Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

A community leader makes his way to the tent of a pregnant 14-year-old former child bride. “I am worried about the delivery,” said the girl’s father. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

20 March 2017

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Joy amid uncertainty: Syrian women enter motherhood in displacement

Fatima and Rasha are visited by a UNFPA coordinator after the birth of their daughters. The babies were born on the same day. © UNFPA Syria

06 March 2017

News

Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

Aisha Tiro Bahero nearly died from pregnancy-related complications at her home on a tropical island off the coast of Kenya. © UNFPA/Douglas Waudo

28 February 2017

News

Online course helps aid workers help women and girls

A women's meeting in South Sudan. A free online course is helping aid workers improve safety and services for women and girls. © UNFPA South Sudan/Harriet Adong

24 February 2017

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Reaching women and girls across the line of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

Families, including pregnant women, children, and disabled and elderly people, have fled shelling and airstrikes in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State. © Metta Development Foundation

16 February 2017

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Women’s health needs persist in conflict-affected Kachin State

“The mobile clinic doctor and midwife have given me the confidence to give birth in the hospital, rather than at home," Ei Ngae told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

26 January 2017

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Restoring reproductive health access for millions in Boko Haram-affected areas

UNFPA is working to restore access to reproductive health care for about 4.5 million crisis-affected people in Nigeria. UNFPA is also supporting safe spaces for women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria

18 January 2017

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Women’s needs staggering as winter grips Aleppo, UN convoy finds

UNFPA, with its partner the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, distributes hygiene kits in Aleppo during a recent assessment mission. © UNFPA Syria

13 January 2017

News

Refugees spread the word about safe birth services in Uganda

After Flora and Patrick Anduga fled the bloody conflict in South Sudan, they learned about basic maternal health and reproductive health care – information they are eager to share. © ACORD

12 January 2017

Publications

Humanitarian Action 2017 Overview

Number of pages: 15

Publication date: 11 Jan 2017

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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