Women stand strong after Irma

29 September 2017

At the National Technical Training Centre, resident Dediemay Thomas (left) stands with shelter manager Samantha Burnette. © UNFPA/Katheline Ruiz

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Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

28 September 2017

Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

25 September 2017

Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg

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UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

22 September 2017

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

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UNFPA, Baby Box Co., help Haitian mothers protect their babies during disasters

20 September 2017

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Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war

20 September 2017

"Please don't give up," urges a message at a clinic in Dohuk, Iraq, specializing in treatment for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual and gender-based violence are commonly seen as tactics of warfare. © UNFPAIraq/Turchenkova

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Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

14 September 2017

UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens

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As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

13 September 2017

UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh

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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

06 September 2017

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

05 September 2017

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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