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As Russian air strikes escalate against Ukraine, a hospital in Kyiv struggles to care for pregnant women and newborns

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The Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre, supported by UNFPA, is a critical maternity and newborn health facility in the city. Credit UNFPA Ukraine/ Isaac Hurskin
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Health and humanitarian workers face record violence: Here are 5 reasons the world must take action

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The Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza was completely destroyed following a bombing raid by Israeli forces. © UNFPA/Dominic Allen
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Giving birth on Ukraine’s front line: How women and medical workers are coping under fire

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Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar’s baby was born in the bunker of Maternity Hospital No. 5, in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, which has come under consistent heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine
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In an increasingly volatile world, support for women and girls must continue, UNFPA urges

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Reproductive health kits in Ukraine. Conflict in Ukraine and elsewhere is contributing to significant global uncertainty. © UNFPA Ukraine/Mark Kachuro
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The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

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Since the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, reports of multiple forms of violence have spiked in ukraine, including conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking​​. © UNFPA Ukraine / Isaac Hurskin
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Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #23 - 17 May 2024

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Ukrainian refugees find life-saving care – and a support network – at Moldovan hospital

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Alina visits the intensive care unit where her son Mark recovered at the Gheorghe Paladi hospital. © UNFPA Moldova
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Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives

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In the United Republic of Tanzania, Juliana Magesa founded Young Mums Unite, a support group where mothers aged 15 to 24 can access information and essential services, including family planning, maternal health care and counselling. © UNFPA/Msomi Huru
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Two years of full-scale war in Ukraine takes its toll on women and girls

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Two years of full-scale war in Ukraine takes its toll on women and girls

Two years of full-scale war in Ukraine takes its toll on women and girls

Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine millions of women and girls are displaced and remain at risk of gender-based violence.

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