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In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending

30 January 2020
UNFPA’s former representative in Yemen, Anjali Sen, and reproductive health expert Afrah hold a newborn baby. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health supplies and medicines in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Global efforts show progress on making women and girls feel safe

30 September 2019
The comprehensive sexuality education workshops in Jujuy create safe spaces for youth to speak freely. © UNFPA Argentina/Clara Campos
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Leaders call on world to end scourge of gender violence

26 September 2019
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have seen particularly widespread sexual and gender-based violence, both during and in the aftermath of conflict. © UNFPA DRC
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As Nairobi Summit approaches, time to move from talk to action on commitments

26 Sep 2019
From left to right and top to bottom: Saitoti Torome, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Planning at Kenya's National Treasury; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem; and Rasmus Prehn, Development Cooperation Minister of Denmark. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Usiet
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Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl

19 September 2019
The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen
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Urgent support needed for violence-affected women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

04 September 2019
A displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by crises within the country. © UNFPA DRC
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EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

26 September - 26 September 2019

United Nations HQ, New York

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