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Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic

28 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are worried about the vulnerability of women and girls under curfew. © UNFPA Syria
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This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

UNFPA is working with governments and partners to avoid or minimize shortages of contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines―all in close coordination. Together, we are working to prioritize supply requests, orders, shipments, production schedules and other operational aspects of procurement. We aim to ensure product availability in countries.

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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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Imprisoned, quarantined women need hygiene supplies in El Salvador

21 April 2020
UNFPA and UN Women have distributed more than 1,300 dignity kits containing essential hygiene supplies such as soap and menstrual pads to women living in prisons and quarantine centres. © UNFPA El Salvador
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COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

06 April 2020
A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo
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