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Entrepreneurship flourishes among Filipino populations at risk for HIV

28 June 2021
A programme for populations vulnerable to HIV helps individuals start small businesses, like a food stand, at a time when many have trouble finding employment during COVID-19. © UNFPA Philippines/Merceditas Apilado | Photo for representational purposes only
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Easy Read: Making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19

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COVID-19 is a new illness that many people in the world have been getting. This checklist is about making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19. This information is about what countries and organizations should do now for people with disabilities. 

The original version of the checklist is called ‘Checklist for Ensuring Human Rights-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic’.
 

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After giving birth under a bridge amid hurricane wreckage, recovery remains a distant prospect for Honduran mother

03 June 2021
A pregnant woman receives care at a shelter in the aftermath of two devastating storms in Honduras. © UNFPA Honduras
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