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As COVID-19 pandemic increases childcare burden, calls for Georgian men to step up

31 March 2020

Journalist and teacher Giorgi Liparishvili plays with his son Tevdore. © UNFPA Georgia/Guram Kapanadze

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Gender-based violence spikes amid pandemic, shelters need support

03 April 2020

UNFPA and partners are delivering essential items to women's shelters in Kosovo. © UNFPA Kosovo/Besnik Sherifi

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic UNFPA Global Response Plan

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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

09 April 2020

After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen

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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

08 April 2020

In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

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Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

07 April 2020

Iran's midwives and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

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Today, on World Health Day, midwives and nurses are risking their lives to safely deliver babies and care for the sick amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Technical Brief on the Implications of COVID-19 on Census

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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 30 March 2020

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What impact is COVID-19 having on supply of contraceptives and maternal health medicines? What is UNFPA doing to meet needs and mitigate shortfalls, in particular through the UNFPA Supplies thematic fund? In this and subsequent briefs, we will share updates on the status of global family planning commodity security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.