News

Evacuees waiting to return home after Bali volcano alert

27 October 2017
Mothers share their stories with a UNFPA staff at Ulakan Camp. © UNFPA Indonesia/Nun Sol Jang
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News

Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

20 October 2017
Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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Publications

State of World Population 2017

Worlds Apart - Reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality

Number of pages: 140

Publication date: 17 October 2017

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

EN FR ES AR RU
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Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

28 September 2017
Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

25 September 2017
Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
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News

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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News

As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

13 September 2017
UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh
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News

“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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