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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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Video

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

May 3, 2019

With support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNFPA is expanding reproductive health services in rural health facilities to ensure health pregnancies and safe deliveries during childbirth. 

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

01 May 2019
Bushra has launched the first ever women-run security firm in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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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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News

Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning in Nepal

11 April 2019
Local volunteers show Nepali families the benefits of voluntary family planning. ©UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

Kenya, Denmark and UNFPA rally partners for action on ICPD

02 Apr 2019
Nairobi Summit co-host Denmark “will continue to show support for ICPD in any way possible,” said Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs at a side event during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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Events

15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

calendar_today30 April 2019

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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“We are working against all odds”: Despite progress, FGM and child marriage numbers cause alarm

15 March 2019
The path forward will not be easy, says Tadelech Ermias, who bravely refused to undergo FGM. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Updates

ICPD25: Gender equality needed for “unlocking the full potential of a country”

26 Feb 2019
A young mother receives sexual and reproductive health services at a health clinic in Kashikanwa. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
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Updates

Support for reproductive health needs, survivor-centred care bolstered by new commitment from Government of Japan

07 Mar 2019
UNFPA and the Government of Japan are partnering to provide critical reproductive health support in Iraq. Image courtesy of Courtesy of UIMS.
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