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Solar lanterns light perilous path to shared toilets in Myanmar refugee camps

17 November 2017
Solar-powered lanterns light the way to shared toilets in this displacement camp in Kachin State, Myanmar. Women and girls are vulnerable to attack on their way to the facilities. © Metta Development Foundation/Hkawng Nan
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Evacuees waiting to return home after Bali volcano alert

27 October 2017
Mothers share their stories with a UNFPA staff at Ulakan Camp. © UNFPA Indonesia/Nun Sol Jang
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Young women emerge as responders, leaders in Nepal flooding

12 October 2017
Priyanka Singh (second from right) and her friends discuss their advocacy against child marriage with UNFPA District Officer Bhav Nath Jha. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Safe spaces offer relief as fighting in Marawi rages on

04 October 2017
Women affected by the Marawi crisis share their experiences at a UNFPA’ women-friendly space in Barangay Bubong, Saguiaran. © UNFPA Philippines
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Women stand strong after Irma

29 September 2017
At the National Technical Training Centre, resident Dediemay Thomas (left) stands with shelter manager Samantha Burnette. © UNFPA/Katheline Ruiz
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Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

28 September 2017
Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

25 September 2017
Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
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