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Syria's Refugees Meet Mama Munira

20 March 2014
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Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

17 March 2014
Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010
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More Support Still Needed for Health, Protection of Women and Girls 100 Days After Typhoon Haiyan

19 February 2014
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UNFPA Official Hails Heroism of Haiyan Health Workers

31 January 2014
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First Tacloban Born Baby in 2014

31 December 2013
<p>A picture of the baby girl and her mother Vivian Aplaca.</p>
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UNFPA Provides Support for Women and Girls as Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Central African Republic

19 December 2013
Young people line up at the Don Bosco Youth Centre in Bangui, one the sites where thousands of people have taken refuge from the latest surge in sectarian violence ravaging Central African Republic. UNFPA has deployed emergency assistance to displaced women and youth affected by the fighting, delivering dignity and safe birth kits, as well as life-saving supplies. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA CAR</i>
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Women’s Health Critical for Recovery in Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Says UNFPA Executive Director

16 December 2013
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Volunteers Provide Aid and Hope in Wake of Super Typhoon

12 December 2013
<p style="text-align: right;"> <i>Photo &copy; OCHA</i> </p>
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In Typhoon’s Terrible Wake, Women Continue to Give Birth Bravely

04 December 2013
<p>Mylin, 27, gave birth last week in a tiny makeshift exam room in Palo, a devastated city of 65,000 south of Tacloban. UNFPA has procured a maternity hospital in a container, which is now on its way and due to be set up next week. <i>Photo &copy; William A. Ryan/UNFPA</i> </p>
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Jordanian Midwife Delivers for Syrian Refugees

15 August 2013
Muneera Sha'aban at the clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Jordan Health Aid Society in Za'atari camp for Syrian Refugees Photo &copy; Ra'ad Adayleh
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