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Dignity kits bring hygiene supplies to vulnerable communities in pandemic-affected area of the Gambia

01 June 2020
Dignity kits contain supplies to help women and girls protect themselves and their communities from the pandemic. © Gambia Red Cross Society/BubaDarboe
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Demand for counselling services spikes in Palestine amid COVID-19 lockdown

02 June 2020
Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker, provides counselling over the phone. Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker
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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #04 – April 2020

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Funding shortages are making it increasingly difficult for humanitarian actors to meet the staggering needs of the humanitarian crisis, with 31 out of UN’s 41 major humanitarian programmes expected to reduce or shut unless funding becomes available within the coming months. UNFPA's appeal for $100.5 million towards its humanitarian response in 2020 has thus far received only $41.7 million.

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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

29 May 2020
A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © UNFPA Yemen
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