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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

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The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

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Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Publication date

Mar 2018

Author

UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

Resources

Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

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MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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Feb 2018

Author

UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #66 1-28 February 2018

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Slideshow

Deep scars, fragile hope for Congolese refugees in Angola

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The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most neglected crises in the world. Antone, 50, was shot as she fled an attack in the country’s Kasai region. Her husband and children were killed. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Tens of thousands of refugees are now living in the Lóvua settlement in Angola. UNFPA is providing services for women and girls, including reproductive health care and safe spaces. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Scars from the conflict run deep. Felikanko, 44, lost many family members. Today, she helps care for a boy whose mother was killed. “Now I am responsible for looking after him.” © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Refugees can receive referrals to medical care and counselling from UNFPA’s safe spaces. UNFPA also provides post-rape treatment kits and trainings for local health workers. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Marie-Claire works at one of the UNFPA spaces, educating refugees about women’s health and rights. The space also offers games and social activities. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

These activities give women and girls a sense of community and a distraction from their worries. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Classes are also offered. This session on maternal health provides information on how to safely manage a pregnancy, as well as where to deliver and how to access family planning. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

Still, the shadow of the conflict looms large. “We lost everything. Everything was left behind,” said Dadi Ndaia, 28, who has started a makeshift restaurant in the Lóvua settlement. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

The small business helps feed her children. But she still thinks about the home they left behind. “I wish people in power knew how badly we need the peace to return,” Dadi Ndaia said. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein

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“The world needs to open their eyes”: Kasai survivors call for attention to crisis

calendar_today28 March 2018

“What I have had to go through, it has been terrible," said Antone, 50. Her husband and children were killed as they fled Kasai. © UNFPA Angola/Tiril Skarstein
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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

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A UNFPA-supported mobile team performs an ultrasound for a pregnant woman displaced from Afrin. © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdulmouty
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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

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Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka
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New generation of women saying: “Not yet”

calendar_today13 March 2018

Kyae Nai belongs to a new generation of women in Myanmar who are making active choices about the timing of their pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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