News

Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018
Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan
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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

07 February 2018
Ngun Hlei survived a serious pregnancy complication, thanks to her midwife. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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News

Empowering local first responders to reach refugee and migrant women

17 January 2018
Syrian refugee Tayma Abzali gave birth to her daughter, Helen, last September in Greece. Lynsey Addario for Time
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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

24 January 2018
A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda
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Publications

Humanitarian Action 2018 Overview

Number of pages: 23

Publication date: 29 January 2018

Author: UNFPA

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After Peru floods, women emerge as leaders, advocates

04 January 2018
Lily emerged as a leader after floods displaced thousands in and around Íllimo. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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UNFPA delivers aid to previously unreached Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo

02 January 2018
UNFPA and Syrian Arab Red Cross arrived in Sheikh Maqsoud on 28 December, the first time a UN agency has entered the area with aid. © UNFPA Syria
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As Rohingya refugee crisis escalates, women emerge as front-line responders

06 December 2017
“Auntie Leila,” a local member of the Rohingya community, reaches out to refugee women and brings them to UNFPA's women-friendly spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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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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