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As Rohingya refugee crisis escalates, women emerge as front-line responders

06 December 2017
“Auntie Leila,” a local member of the Rohingya community, reaches out to refugee women and brings them to UNFPA's women-friendly spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

04 December 2017
Even before the recent escalation of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, conditions were tense and crowded. © UNFPA Myanmar/Karlien Truyens
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Running for her life: A journey of violence, displacement and healing

04 December 2017
"I probably would be dead by now were it not for their intervention," Ms. Asinde said of the staff at the Kakuma Support Centre. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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UNFPA responds to Sri Lankan floods

November 27, 2017

It has been 6 months since the devastating floods and landslides hit Sri Lanka. UNFPA has been supporting on the ground with local partners to ensure that reproductive health of women and girls is met during emergency response work.

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #62 1-31 October 2017

Resource date: 31 October 2017

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #10 – October 2017

Resource date: 31 October 2017

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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Solar lanterns light perilous path to shared toilets in Myanmar refugee camps

17 November 2017
Solar-powered lanterns light the way to shared toilets in this displacement camp in Kachin State, Myanmar. Women and girls are vulnerable to attack on their way to the facilities. © Metta Development Foundation/Hkawng Nan
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Five things you need to know about Yemen's blockade

November 16, 2017

As the blockade in Yemen enters its second week, assistance to 27 million people has been disrupted. Here are five critical facts about the effects this is having on the people of Yemen. 

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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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