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Estimated 75,000 pregnant women affected by floods in Pakistan

04 November 2014
People seek shelter on higher ground after late monsoon rains caused widespread flooding across Pakistan's Punjab region, affecting more than 2.5 million people, including an estimated 75,000 pregnant women. Photo credit: UNFPA Pakistan/Stenly Sajow
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When the fear follows: Women's centres help Syrian refugees cope

31 October 2014
The UNFPA-supported the Institute for Family Health center in Deir Alla. Photo credit: UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Dignity kits meet hygiene needs of displaced women and girls in Iraq

28 October 2014
Dignity kits are distributed in the Khanke Camp for displaced Iraqis. Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Horiria
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Pregnant women forced to flee escalating crisis in Iraq

11 September 2014
Khawla and her family rest in a tent in the Khanke displacement camp in Dohuk, Iraq. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Hirori
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Pregnant in the shadow of Ebola: Deteriorating health systems endanger women

20 October 2014
A woman is in labour at her home in Gbarnga, Liberia, under the care of a traditional birth attendant. The Ebola outbreak has left a number of many health facilities inaccessible, forcing many pregnant women to deliver at home. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia/Calixte Hessou
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Ebola Wiping Out Gains in Safe Motherhood

16 October 2014
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Child marriage takes a brutal toll on Syrian girls

15 October 2014
Nour, 12, was forced into an abusive marriage. She is now receiving support from the staff at the UNFPA-supported Al Halbouni clinic in Damascus, Syria. Credit: UNFPA, Hamada Smesem
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