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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people

28 August 2014

Young volunteers at a UNFPA-supported training in Kerman, Iran, participate in the #showyourselfie campaign to promote the role of youth in development.Photo credit: UNFPA Iran

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Syrian crisis takes heaviest toll on region’s women and girls

13 August 2014

A Syrian refugee visits a reproductive health centre at Domiz Camp in Dohuk, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Aral Kakl

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UNFPA deploys support for women, girls amid mass flight from Iraq’s Sinjar

08 August 2014

UNFPA distributes dignity kits to displaced familieis in Sharia, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA Iraq

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Tens of thousands in need of maternal health services in Gaza

07 August 2014

On 25 July 2014, woman stands near rubble in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-1005/El Baba

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UNFPA Alarmed Over Devastating Impact of Gaza Violence on Women, Girls

25 July 2014

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Health needs escalate as crisis in Gaza continues

24 July 2014

On 12 July, smoke rises from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-0909/El Baba

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Violence survivors seek support amid Syrian conflict

18 July 2014

Syrian women seeking reproductive health services at the Al-Halbouni clinic in Damascus, Syria. Photo credit: UNFPA Syria

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Women, Girls Face Escalating Risk of Violence, Exploitation during Iraq Crisis, Warns UNFPA

30 June 2014

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Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq

30 June 2014

Siblings take shelter in a school in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, after fleeing recent fighting. Photo credit: UNHCR/S. Baldwin

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Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in war-ravaged Syria

26 June 2014

Syrian women participate in a session on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues at the Al-Shagour centre in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. Photo credit: UNFPA Syria / Hamada Smesem