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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

16 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
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Imprisoned, quarantined women need hygiene supplies in El Salvador

21 April 2020
UNFPA and UN Women have distributed more than 1,300 dignity kits containing essential hygiene supplies such as soap and menstrual pads to women living in prisons and quarantine centres. © UNFPA El Salvador
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When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine

15 April 2020
Calls to the National Hotline on Combatting Domestic Violence increased by more than 25 per cent in the first two weeks of quarantine. © La Strada Ukraine
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Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

14 April 2020
“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association
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Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

13 April 2020
Front-line health workers are particularly at risk of being exposed to the virus. © UNFPA Viet Nam
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COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

06 April 2020
A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo
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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
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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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