News

After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

03 July 2019
Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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News

Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

06 May 2019
Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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News

Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

29 April 2019
Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria
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Resources

Prepositioning Supplies in Disaster-Prone Countries of Asia and the Pacific

Resource date: 22 January 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

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Prepositioning reproductive health supplies in areas vulnerable to natural disasters speeds up emergency assistance and saves lives; it also builds resilience in regular supply chains. In 2015, UNFPA established the Regional Prepositioning Initiative with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Supplies are procured and stored at hubs in Brisbane, Australia and Suva, Fiji and in strategic locations around the 11 focus countries.

Learn more about this series here.

News

Reaching pregnant women cut off from care in the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong

02 October 2018
Ginalyn Franco was nine months pregnant when the typhoon made landfall, forcing her to trek through treacherous conditions before reaching an evacuation centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
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News

Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

31 July 2018
Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Updates

With Australia, working towards zero unmet need for family planning in the Pacific island countries

16 May 2018
A woman holding a dignity kit stands with her two children outside their home in ‘Eua, which was damaged when Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in February 2018. © Tomoko Kurokawa/UNFPA Pacific
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News

Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

26 April 2018
In earthquake-affected Tamande, Mendi, local emergency responders meet with UNFPA staff. © UNFPA
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Updates

Prepositioning relief supplies is a life-saving strategy

14 Mar 2018
A woman affected by Cyclone Gita in 'Eua, Tonga, receives a UNFPA dignity kit. © UNFPA Pacific/Tomoko Kurokawa
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News

Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines

22 February 2018
Mount Mayon volcano erupted in January, affecting over 88,000 people. © OCHA/G. Arevalo
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