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Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

May 5, 2023

Millions of survivors of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are enduring terrible trauma.

See how UNFPA is providing access to mental health and psychosocial support.

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Pandemic and rising tide of violence increase demand for mental health, psychosocial care

08 October 2020

Psychosocial volunteers like Pema must travel over mountainous terrain to meet with clients under even normal circumstances. Now, the pandemic has further complicated matters. © UNFPA Bhutan

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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

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Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

25 Feb 2019

Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq

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To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

17 January 2019

More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

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Reaching women in Mosul, where the shadow of conflict still lingers

07 February 2019

Eman, from West Mosul, needed a Caesarean section for her fifth child. © UNFPA Iraq/Jared Kohler

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UNFPA scales up response after Iraq earthquake

24 November 2017

UNFPA is distributing essential hygiene supplies to women and girls displaced by the earthquake. Photo courtesy of Civil Development International

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Giving birth amid Boko Haram insurgency; UNFPA reaching millions with care

29 August 2016

A nurse and a survivor of the Boko Haram insurgency at an antenatal check-up. UNFPA has provided the clinic, at the GGSS displacement camp, with reproductive health kits, clean delivery kits and dignity kits. © UNFPA Nigeria

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Despite trauma, a little help goes a long way for Syrian refugees

07 October 2015

‘Aida struggled to recover from the memories of the Sarin gas attacks in Ghouta, Syria. After her family fled to Lebanon, services at a women’s centre helped her start a small business. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

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Kenyan support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

05 October 2015

South Sudanese refugees display products they have been learning to produce at the Kakuma Support Centre in Turkana, Kenya. © UNFPA/Bernard Muthaka

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