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Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war

20 September 2017

"Please don't give up," urges a message at a clinic in Dohuk, Iraq, specializing in treatment for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual and gender-based violence are commonly seen as tactics of warfare. © UNFPAIraq/Turchenkova

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UNFPA aid reaches Deir Ez-Zor City for the first time in three years

15 September 2017

UNFPA delivered hygiene supplies to the city of Deir Ez-Zor, which had been inaccessible to humanitarians for three years. © Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Yemen's cholera outbreak taking toll on women and girls

Read more about Yemen's cholera outbreak taking toll on women and girls

Yemen is witnessing the worst cholera outbreak in the world. One person dies every hour, and 5,000 or more people are suspected of cholera or acute watery diarrhoea every day.

Pregnant women are at high risk. UNFPA estimates the lives of 1.1 million malnourished pregnant women are at risk. See more here.

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Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

14 September 2017

UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens

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As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

13 September 2017

UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh

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UNFPA responds as entire population of Barbuda evacuated following Hurricane Irma

12 September 2017

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination carried out a rapid assessment in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 September. © Silva Lauffer/UNDAC

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

05 September 2017

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

01 September 2017

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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

29 August 2017

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

29 August 2017

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