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Demand for counselling services spikes in Palestine amid COVID-19 lockdown

02 June 2020
Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker, provides counselling over the phone. Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker
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Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

21 May 2020
Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor
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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

19 May 2020
A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
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Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities

12 May 2020
UNFPA is working with authorities in Pakistan to upgrade an app that provides emergency assistance to people at risk of violence, including women with disabilities. © UNFPA Pakistan
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Young Persons with Disabilities: Summary Brief

Resource date: 24 July 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Young Persons with Disabilities: Easy Read Report

Resource date: 24 July 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

Resource date: 27 April 2020

Author: UNFPA, with contributions from Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Victoria University (Australia)

Publisher: UNFPA

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UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030, the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. These are: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made towards achieving these goals.

 

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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

16 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
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When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine

15 April 2020
Calls to the National Hotline on Combatting Domestic Violence increased by more than 25 per cent in the first two weeks of quarantine. © La Strada Ukraine
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