Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018

Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines

22 February 2018

Mount Mayon volcano erupted in January, affecting over 88,000 people. © OCHA/G. Arevalo

21 February 2018

Yvonne Mboi gave birth to healthy twins after fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

09 February 2018

Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan

07 February 2018

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

17 January 2018

Syrian refugee Tayma Abzali gave birth to her daughter, Helen, last September in Greece. Lynsey Addario for Time

24 January 2018

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

Publications

Number of pages: 23

Publication date: 29 January 2018

Author: UNFPA

04 January 2018

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