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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience

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A woman in Patuakhali Sadar walked miles to reach an outhouse damaged during Cyclone Amphan. It was built by her family, who cannot afford repairs. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat
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Budding photographers capture post-cyclone Bangladesh

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<p>Four young volunteers &ndash;&nbsp; Md. Tajbit Ahammad Barat, Sumaia Akter, Md. Naimur Rahman Zihad and Rujina Begum &ndash; spent four months learning how to shoot pictures and documenting the lives of women and girls affected by last May&#39;s Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh, with camera equipment and virtual training supplied by UNFPA and partner Concerned Women for Family Development (CWFD). A selection of photographs were used to raise awareness of community needs among the public. Here is what they saw through their lenses.</p><p>Hafeja Begum&nbsp;helps her mother with domestic duties. Cyclone Amphan destroyed their house&nbsp;in Pukurjana. &copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amena Begum&nbsp;and her child, in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Setara Begum, 69, at her home in Mahipur.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>Sharmin, a 10-year-old in Nutanpara.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Last spring, Morsheda Begum&#39;s house on the bank of a river in Chandkhali village collapsed while she was working in the sun.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter</p>

<p>As an only child, Honufa Akter, 13, is tasked with many chores to help her mother in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Two sisters in front of their house in the village of Babul Bazar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>A woman is nearly camouflaged in a garden of bean sprouts.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Layju Begum, 27, cradles her infant in Patuakhali Sadar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>You can just detect 10-year-old Mosa Ankhi&#39;s smile beneath that bale of dried grasses.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

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Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls

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Drought is making finding clean water harder for women and girls, who are the primary water collectors, like here in Baligubadle, Somaliland. Extreme conditions are also forcing families who have lost their livelihoods to move to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. © UNDP Somalia
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Timor-Leste floods leave death, destruction and displacement in their wake

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Floods in Timor-Leste have led residents to seek refuge in evacuation centres, like this parish hall in the Balide neighbourhood of the Dili capital, where UNPFA has distributed hygiene supplies among other relief efforts. © UNFPA Timor-Leste
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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

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Amina Mansoory is the only midwife serving in a remote district (population:1500) of Herat province in western Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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The Value of Modelled Population Estimates for Census Planning and Preparation

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A Framework for the Assessment of Population Risk and Resilience to Climate Change

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Secretary-General speaks with women and girls in storm-ravaged Mozambique

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Last week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Mozambique to assess progress and challenges in the wake of cyclones Idai and Kenneth. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The devastating cyclones struck just a few weeks apart in March and April. Months later, 46,000 people are still living in camps. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

Mr. Guterres visited a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space, a safe place where women and girls can receive information and referrals to health and social services. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

To respect the women-only space, Mr. Guterres placed his chair outside the entrance of the tent. Agueda Nhantumbo, a UNFPA aid worker, explains how risks to women and girls increase in crisis settings. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The women-friendly spaces, operated by UNFPA and provincial authorities, also provide supplies for the women to teach each other skills, such as pottery and basket weaving. Here, women teach one another to plait hair. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

“We just need the tools necessary to go back and make a living,” one woman told the Secretary-General. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The storms offer “a clear example of what’s in store for all of us if we don’t act now: more frequent, intense and damaging natural disasters,” Mr. Guterres said. “We need urgent climate action.” © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz