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Companies pledge to help reduce childbirth deaths in crisis settings

21 September 2016

Residents flee brutal violence in the Rutshuru territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2012. Women give birth, even in wartime and disasters. © UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #48 1-31 August 2016

Resource date: 31 August 2016

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

UNFPA in Türkiye, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, has supported six new health facilities, raising the number of UNFPA-supported health facilities to 23. UNFPA also opened three new women and girls safe spaces (WGSS) in Türkiye, raising the total number of WGSS from 20 to 23.

In Egypt, UNFPA opened two new WGSS in Cairo, raising the total number of WGSS to four.

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Sham: a story of hope amid darkness

September 16, 2016

Sham was born the day after her mother was evacuated from Daryaa, Syria. Her mother was transferred by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to the hospital so she could give birth safely.

After Sham was delivered, she and her mother were moved to the Hirjaleh shelter, where they have been receiving UNFPA-provided medical care and support.

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As displacements soar, Juba’s burdened clinics improvise to keep childbirth safe

16 September 2016

A midwife delivers a baby at a health facility in Juba. At UNFPA-supported health facilities in Juba's protection camps, many of the midwives are themselves displaced people. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Calaguian Alano

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Young people take the lead against Zika in Brazil

15 September 2016

Young members of REPROTAI, a UNFPA-supported youth organization, head to the Lobato neighbourhood of Salvador. They are raising awareness of how to prevent the spread of Zika. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida

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Ukraine Humanitarian Newsletter, Issue 04, September 2016

Resource date: 15 September 2016

Author: UNFPA Ukraine

UNFPA has delivered a total of 370 sexual and reproductive health kits (including for post-rape treatment) and 38,000 gynaecological kits to hospitals and clinics in conflict-affected regions of eastern Ukraine since beginning its humanitarian response in September 2014.

These supplies, delivered as part of UNFPA’s continuing work with Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy to address the needs of the most vulnerable, help ensure access to reproductive health services and save the lives of mothers and newborns.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Update - August 2016

Resource date: 31 August 2016

Author: UNFPA South Sudan

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Refugees’ and migrants’ reproductive health needs overlooked

14 September 2016

Global leaders are set to meet next week at the first-ever Summit on Migrants and Refugees. At stake are the rights, health and well-being of hundreds of millions of migrants and tens of millions of refugees. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #07 – August 2016

Resource date: 31 August 2016

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

08 September 2016

Saba and her mother speak out against child marriage, encouraging families to educate their daughters instead. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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