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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

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After years of conflict, the population is seeing a cascade of health and human rights problems fall "like dominoes". © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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Leaders call for securing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya’s largest slum

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Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA's Executive Director, met with community role models in Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Kenya. © UNFPA
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Fear and exhaustion shadow Venezuelan women on the long trek to Peru

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“We have been traveling for a week without being able to sleep, take a shower or eat well. I get tired easily, and have vomiting and headaches," said Mariana, who is five months pregnant. © UNFPA Peru
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118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria

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UNFPA brought critical reproductive health supplies to resident of the settlement, where conditions are dire. © UN in Syria
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In world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the miracle of a safe birth

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A midwife cares for Mohsina's unexpected twins at Jardan Hospital. ©FMF
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UNFPA Humanitarian Response in Yemen 2019

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Surviving Ebola: “I was so afraid to die and be put in a body bag”

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Jémima Masika was infected with Ebola and survived. © UNFPA DRC/Brigitte Kiaku
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Born at the end of a rope: Embracing indigenous childbirth traditions to save lives

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Health workers have learned to respect indigenous childbirth traditions, such as vertical delivery using a rope. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia
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Reaching women in Mosul, where the shadow of conflict still lingers

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Eman, from West Mosul, needed a Caesarean section for her fifth child. © UNFPA Iraq/Jared Kohler
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Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

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Irina, 46, had no idea she was at risk of cervical cancer. Luckily, her family doctor performed a screening. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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