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Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

14 September 2017
UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

06 September 2017
Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

05 September 2017
Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

01 September 2017
Pregnant women wait to be screened at the Kalomba health center during a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. © UNFPA DRC
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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

29 August 2017
Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

28 August 2017
Sileshi Deguale recounts his story, explaining why family planning was the right choice for himself and his wife. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

15 August 2017
Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA
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Over 10,000 women and girls reached in disaster-affected Peru

18 August 2017
Women and girls face some of the greatest challenges, including the threat of dengue fever and Zika to pregnant women, barriers to family planning, and increased risk of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

21 August 2017
Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines
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