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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

07 October 2011
In addition to hunger, thirst and fatigue, Somalia women risk sexual assults to get themselves and their children to the camp at Dadaab,Photo:Lynsey Addario
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UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

30 August 2011
Mrs. Dorkas Kapembe-Haiduwa, Secretary General of the Namibian Red Cross Society(in red) thanked UNFPA for its support Photo:UNFPA/Namibia
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No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

04 October 2011
Aden lbrahim was born in the Dadaab settlement, which was also in its infancy twenty years ago. Photo:Kenneth Odiwuor
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UNFPA Executive Director Promises More Support for the Women and Youth of Dadaab

02 September 2011
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin listening to some of the new arrivals in Dadaab. Photo: Roar Sorensen.
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Crossing to Safety: One Woman’s Story of Arriving in Dadaab from Somalia

01 September 2011
Fatuma Ali, an expectant mother of four says she would want to plan her family and have children she can care for
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Heeding the Call: A Tunisian Midwife Becomes a Humanitarian Worker

19 August 2011
When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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Mobilizing Psychosocial Support within Libya and for Refugees from the Conflict

17 August 2011
When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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Dadaab Population Swells as Hungry and Weary Families Arrive from Somalia

05 August 2011
Somali refugees amongst their new tents in lfo Extension in Dadaab,Kenya. Photo:UNHCR/B.Bannon
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Pakistan Flooding: One Year Later

28 July 2011
A family gathers around their meal at a tent camp in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan, where thousands have been displaced following massive floods that begun in july 2010. Photo: UN Photo/WEF/Amjad jamal
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Catarina Furtado Visits Haiti

20 July 2011
Catarina interviewing the head nurse of the Health Center of Corail's camp. Photo: UNFPA
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