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In Paraguay, nurse Mariel Díaz delivers culturally-sensitive healthcare to indigenous communities

Mariel Díaz Flores, 37, says that she could finish her nursing degree thanks to family planning services. © UNFPA Paraguay/Pedro Ferreira.
  • 08 August 2025
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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

Israel’s catastrophic aid blockade on Gaza has gone on for over two months, in which all supplies – including food, medicine, shelter and fuel – have been cut off. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
  • 19 May 2025
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The waiting game: How a maternity home in Namibia is offering women and newborns a better chance at surviving – and thriving

The maternity waiting home in the Kunene region offers a place for up to 40 women to stay near the hospital, with skilled midwives on hand to offer care and advice, as well as a shared kitchen, dining room and bedrooms.© UNFPA Namibia
  • 27 May 2025
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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

Midwife Hustiniyanti said health workers should also educate their communities on what constitutes sexual violence, and what to do when someone is subjected to it. Photo: UNFPA Indonesia / Asri Wijayanti
  • 23 April 2025
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Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

Students at the Lycée Moderne de Bouna learn about issues around early sexuality in Côte d'Ivoire, where young people make up more than three quarters of the population.© UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard
  • 06 March 2025
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Updates

UNFPA at the Global Disability Summit 2025: Championing rights, health and inclusion with art and action

02 May 2025

© Skyler Reid for UNFPA
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Women at the crossroads: Fleeing war in Sudan for an uncertain future in South Sudan

As South Sudan teeters on the edge of civil war, tens of thousands of returnees and refugees must contend with a lack of resources, chronic unemployment and terrifying threats of sexual violence. © UNFPA South Sudan/Levi Lubari
  • 09 April 2025
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World Health Day

07 April 2025

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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes

Published on: 11/02/2025

Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.

Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.

Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.

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A beacon of hope: How UNFPA safe rooms are transforming lives in Tajikistan

Obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr. Nargis Zokirova provides medical and psychosocial support to survivors of gender-based violence at the maternity house in Rudaki, Tajikistan. © UNFPA Tajikistan
  • 11 December 2024
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