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Protecting women post-Haiyan

June 21, 2014
UNFPA is working with the Philippine National Police to keep women and girls safe after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
 
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Ageing population doesn’t have to be a ‘time bomb,’ say experts

03 September 2014
The productivity and potential of older people should not be underestimated. A woman with her grandson in China. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan
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On World Humanitarian Day, celebrating UNFPA’s humanitarian heroes

19 August 2014
Catherine Njeri Makumi, a volunteer midwife in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: UNFPA South Sudan/Jaime Jacques
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In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health

16 September 2014
Saba has her blood pressure checked during a consultation with a refugee nurse assistant at a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand
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UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

28 July 2014
Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in&nbsp; North Waziristan sent thousands more families into displacement; most of them fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District. Photo credit: OCHA
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Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

09 July 2014
<p>Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." <i>Photo credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

19 June 2014
Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
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Training helps Filipino police officer uncover human trafficking case

18 June 2014
<p>Carmela Bastes (standing), a social welfare officer with the Tacloban City Social Welfare Development Office, promotes awareness on gender-based violence and human trafficking in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
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Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

28 May 2014
<p>A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser</i> </p>
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In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

23 May 2014
In her village in Nepal, Pramila Chaurisiya advocates for women to receive treatment for obstetric fistula. Photo credit: UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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