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Tanzanian women highlight the path from bodily autonomy to sustainable development

Nurse Salma Mgeni places her arm around Safia Yahya after giving her a contraceptive implant at the Fuoni Health Facility in Zanzibar. For them, it is clear that family planning plays an important role in helping women, families and communities thrive. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens

02 December 2024

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In Sudan, city’s last remaining hospital shelled: “We need support now”

A newborn in Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital after large portions of the hospital were demolished in artillery fire. © Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital

28 October 2024

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Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and Newborn Deaths by 2030

29 April 2024

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UK announces £4.25 million (c. $5.3 million) for UNFPA’s humanitarian response in the occupied Palestinian territories to support women and girls

25 Feb 2024

The new UK contribution will enable UNFPA to provide more critical reproductive health supplies to Gaza. © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda

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UNFPA embraces femtech to boost period awareness in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova

Participants try out their new IMMI watches as part of a six-month pilot programme in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Moldova

24 August 2023

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3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support

UNFPA delivers dignity kits and basic health service support to people living in a temporary camp in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. UNFPA and local partners are providing psychosocial support, dignity kits and health services across temporary camps in Syria and Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye/Gözde Kumru Uçak

05 May 2023

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UNFPA midwives on call to ensure safe births in Afghanistan’s most remote villages

Midwife Suhila Rasuli on her way to visit a pregnant woman in a remote area of Nimroz province, Afghanistan. © Naqibullah Rahimi/MOVE Afghanistan

16 March 2023

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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan

23 March 2023

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No trivia: How a virtual safe space in Ukraine is helping teenagers prioritize their mental health

Following Russia’s war against Ukraine, UNFPA has scaled up an online counselling and educational project for teenagers, called No trivia. The platform reaches its audience through a website, an Instagram account, and an automated Telegram ‘chatbot’ that provides information and directs users to the appropriate services for mental health. © Pexels

24 January 2023

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Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

28 Dec 2022

A group of girls rescued from female genital mutilation and early marriage play hand-clapping games in their dormitories at Morpus primary school in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya on November 24, 2020. Through the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, the Morpus primary and boarding school has been helping young girls to escape and recover from female genital mutilation and early marriages since 2003, providing education and accommodation. © UNFPA Kenya/Luis Tato

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