"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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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

06 August 2018

Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

26 July 2018

Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

01 June 2018

Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye

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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

25 April 2018

Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde

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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

24 January 2018

A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda

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UNFPA delivers aid to previously unreached Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo

02 January 2018

UNFPA and Syrian Arab Red Cross arrived in Sheikh Maqsoud on 28 December, the first time a UN agency has entered the area with aid. © UNFPA Syria

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A story of violence: 16 objects show the reality of gender-based violence around the world

22 November 2017

Tatiana’s family in Ukraine was torn apart by her husband’s abuses. He is gone now, but she and her six children are still trying to rebuild in this small home. “The children – I live for them,” Tatiana said. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt

30 October 2017

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