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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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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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Pandemic leaves older populations struggling with isolation in Serbia

27 April 2020
Brankica Jankovic takes calls at the UNFPA-supported hotline. Image courtesy of the Red Cross of Serbia
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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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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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Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies

23 January 2020
Despite the difficulties she experienced, Nadya is glad she chose to keep her child. © UNFPA Kazakhstan
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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

17 January 2020
Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan
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Sex workers face high HIV risks – and high barriers to care

30 November 2019
Sex workers are highly vulnerable to gender-based violence, HIV, discrimination and other harms. © Tomislav Georgiev/UNFPA MK
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