Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis

26 August 2014

UNFPA staff distribute dignity kits, containing essential hygiene supplies, to women in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Veronica Njikho

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Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme

15 August 2014

Quadruplets born at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Niania, DRC. Photo credit: UNFPA DRC

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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people

28 August 2014

Young volunteers at a UNFPA-supported training in Kerman, Iran, participate in the #showyourselfie campaign to promote the role of youth in development.Photo credit: UNFPA Iran

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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

29 August 2014

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya

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In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health

16 September 2014

Saba has her blood pressure checked during a consultation with a refugee nurse assistant at a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand

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Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank

18 September 2014

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UNFPA deploys support for women, girls amid mass flight from Iraq’s Sinjar

08 August 2014

UNFPA distributes dignity kits to displaced familieis in Sharia, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA Iraq

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Tens of thousands in need of maternal health services in Gaza

07 August 2014

On 25 July 2014, woman stands near rubble in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-1005/El Baba

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Ugandan youth push for increased access to reproductive health services

05 August 2014

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin speaks with youth about increasing access to sexual and reproductive health services. Photo credit: UNFPA Uganda

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