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Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

22 June 2021
Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra
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Entrepreneurship flourishes among Filipino populations at risk for HIV

28 June 2021
A programme for populations vulnerable to HIV helps individuals start small businesses, like a food stand, at a time when many have trouble finding employment during COVID-19. © UNFPA Philippines/Merceditas Apilado | Photo for representational purposes only
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Timor-Leste Humanitarian Emergency

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Last updated on - April 2021
 
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  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • -Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • -Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.

Lao People's Democratic Republic Humanitarian Emergency

Lao PDR is moderately prone to disasters, particularly droughts and floods, and many people live in hard-to-reach mountainous areas. The country has a high adolescent birth rate and one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the region. UNFPA is co-leading humanitarian preparedness and response in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence prevention and response.

Humanitarian needs

Last updated on - April 2021
 
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  • -Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
Updates

Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

16 Jun 2021
Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran
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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

08 June 2021
Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society
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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience

12 May 2021
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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Republic of Korea-supported knowledge centres advance gender equality in Tanzania

24 Mar 2021
Women learn about their rights and gender equality at a knowledge centre in Malito village, Shinyanga. @ UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

19 March 2021
Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.
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Mongolian women get help to escape violence even amid pandemic

17 December 2020
Gender-based violence has increased during the global pandemic. © UNFPA Mongolia | Photo for representational purposes only and does not relate to this story or the survivor of gender-based violence featured in this story.
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