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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

22 June 2020
The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school. © UNFPA Malawi
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After tragedy, refugee family finds safety and community in Türkiye

19 June 2020
Outreach workers visit refugee communities to help improve access to social services among the most vulnerable. © UNFPA Türkiye/Utku Tonguç Topal
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Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

21 May 2020
Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor
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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

19 May 2020
A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
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Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan

13 May 2020
UNFPA-trained midwives are helping prevent COVID-19 infection and to deliver babies in Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty
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Protecting seasonal workers in Türkiye's tent settlements from COVID-19

05 May 2020
UNFPA-supported mobile service units are helping residents of Türkiye's tent settlements implement infection control measures. © UNFPA Türkiye/Esma Yılmaz
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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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UK steps up with new support to help UNFPA protect women and girls from COVID-19

14 Apr 2020
UNFPA's global appeal for COVID-19 funding prioritizes countries with weak public health and social support systems like Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Canada provides new funding in response to UNFPA's pandemic global appeal

10 Apr 2020
UNFPA is supporting public awareness campaigns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable countries like Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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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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