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Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti

03 May 2016
Women and children displaced from Taizz City receive services from UNFPA. © UNFPA Yemen
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

21 April 2016
In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

15 April 2016
UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
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Transforming lives by improving access to fistula repair in Nepal

13 April 2016
Before 2010, few women in Nepal could access fistula repair surgery. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

08 April 2016
Team GetIN members (left to right) Hope Kirabo, Busingye Joshua, Gift Mbabazi and Donald Rukanga during a field visit to Kanungu district. © UNFPA Uganda
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How a new blood bank is saving the lives of pregnant women in Darfur

05 April 2016
A patient with emergency obstetric complications receives a life-saving blood transfusion at El Fasher Maternity Hospital. © UNFPA Sudan
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Ensuring safe deliveries for women in conflict-affected areas of Eastern Ukraine

31 March 2016
Elena had to flee from her home in Makiivka due to heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston

21 March 2016
Elenoa sits with her infant daughter on a bed in Rakiraki Hospital. © UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office/Ariela Zibiah
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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

16 March 2016
The vulnerabilities of women and girls have often been overlooked in traditional responses to crisis. © UNFPA/Nake Batev
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