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Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

14 November 2016

Dr. José Luis Palma Vélez aboard the "Health Canoe," a water ambulance that transports pregnant women to the nearest health centre. © UNFPA/Jose Antonio Guayasamin

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Return of Chibok girls highlights needs of women and girls

10 November 2016

Women and girls are at risk in Boko Haram-affected areas. © OCHA/Ó. Fagan

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Conflict, poverty, poor health conditions a deadly mix for mothers in South Sudan

08 November 2016

Midwife Justine Mangwi was not able to save the newborn's mother. © UNFPA South Sudan

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Risks to women and girls soar in hurricane-slammed Haiti

04 November 2016

Urgent action is required to protect the lives of thousands of women and girls. © UNFPA/Eddie Wright

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Women’s health needs critical as battle for Mosul intensifies

03 November 2016

A displaced family walks under a sky blackened by burning oil wells in Qayyarah, south of Mosul. Nineteen oil wells were set ablaze as ISIL retreated from the area. © OCHA/ Themba Linden

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With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

02 November 2016

Raneem Abras, 16, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, advocates against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab

Publications

H6 Annual Report 2015

2015 annual report of the H6 Joint Programme, with the collaboration of Canada and Sweden

Number of pages: 112

Publication date: 01 November 2016

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, WHO

Publisher: UNFPA

Launch of the 2016 State of World Population report

20 October 2016

Global

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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

31 October 2016

Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

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In Myanmar, family planning empowers women to take charge of their health, futures

26 October 2016

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