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Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

21 May 2020
Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor
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Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

23 May 2020
Blandine with her new daughter and husband. © UNFPA/Didier Djiloni
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Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

22 May 2020
A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
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In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

14 May 2020
When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak
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Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan

13 May 2020
UNFPA-trained midwives are helping prevent COVID-19 infection and to deliver babies in Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty
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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission

22 April 2020
Contact tracers are urgently being recruited, trained and deployed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the challenges they face are similar to those in the earlier Ebola epidemic, including mistrust and misinformation. © UNFPA Liberia/Calixte S. Hessou
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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

16 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
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When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine

15 April 2020
Calls to the National Hotline on Combatting Domestic Violence increased by more than 25 per cent in the first two weeks of quarantine. © La Strada Ukraine
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UK steps up with new support to help UNFPA protect women and girls from COVID-19

14 Apr 2020
UNFPA's global appeal for COVID-19 funding prioritizes countries with weak public health and social support systems like Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Canada provides new funding in response to UNFPA's pandemic global appeal

10 Apr 2020
UNFPA is supporting public awareness campaigns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable countries like Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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