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Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls

11 July 2020
The global community must show solidarity to survive the pandemic, says UNFPA's Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.
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Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services

29 June 2020
A midwife speaks about family planning at a family planning "open house" at a health centre in Assahoun, Togo. © UNFPA Togo/Rita Gbodui
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Meeting family planning needs in Nepal’s quarantine centres

23 June 2020
Kabita Bhandari gives an information session about family planning to men staying at a quarantine centre in Baitadi District. © UNFPA Nepal
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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

15 May 2020
Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant migrant from Venezuela, has learned how to protect herself from COVID-19. © UNFPA Brazil
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

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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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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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