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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau

14 August 2018

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One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence

(Right to left) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meet with one-stop centre staff. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

04 July 2018

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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

30 May 2018

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Companies reach more than 1 million with family planning information in Philippines

Phoebe Tamondong, 25, learned about family planning through a UNFPA-supported programme at her company. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

18 July 2018

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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar

31 July 2018

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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

Maria with her youngest daughter. She lost weight after each pregnancy, alarming her doctors. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu

02 August 2018

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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

06 August 2018

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After infertility, isolation and displacement, refugee in Iraq finds a place to heal

Women may face disappointment, stigma or even isolation if they cannot have children. A UNFPA-supported counsellor watches over a child in Amiriyat al-Falloujah camp. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa

23 August 2018

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European Union supports reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in Yemen with funding to UNFPA

19 September 2018

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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

24 August 2018

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