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Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

22 January 2019
Irina, 46, had no idea she was at risk of cervical cancer. Luckily, her family doctor performed a screening. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2019

23 January 2019
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"I was not ready to lose my child"

27 September 2018
A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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In Türkiye, a safe haven for Syrian refugee survivors

01 June 2018
Fatima now works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space, helping other women and girls. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

25 April 2018
Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Solar power brings light to Congolese refugees in Angola

26 December 2017
Ester and her children fled violence in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They have just arrived in the Lóvua settlement in north-east Angola. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
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Yemen’s deadly cholera outbreak puts pregnant women in danger

21 July 2017
Dr. Farea at 22 May Hospital, in Sana’a, checks in on Ibtisam, a pregnant woman with cholera. © UNFPA Yemen
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New programme counters violence in northern Cameroon

22 February 2017
Sylvie Tokofi's village was attacked by Boko Haram. She was forced to flee and drop out of school. Today, a UNFPA-supported programme aims to help young people like her promote peace. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Strengthening support for the war-weary women of South Sudan

15 December 2014
A refugee woman and her child take shelter in a camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Throughout the country, conditions remain treacherous for women's and girls' health. © Hannah McNeish/IRIN
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