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After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

03 July 2019
Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019
UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

29 April 2019
Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria
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Updates

Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

07 Mar 2019
Dr. Natalia Kanem represented the United Nations at a high-level Spotlight Initiative event in Samoa. © UNFPA Pacific/Navinesh Kumar
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Updates

Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

25 Feb 2019
Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq
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In world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the miracle of a safe birth

21 February 2019
A midwife cares for Mohsina's unexpected twins at Jardan Hospital. ©FMF
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When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls

24 January 2019
Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict

28 September 2018
Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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"I was not ready to lose my child"

27 September 2018
A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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