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Australia stands up to uplift the lives of women and girls affected by natural disasters

04 Apr 2023

Fatima gave birth safely at a UNFPA-supported hospital. Australia’s funding helps support maternal health and protection services in Syria. © UNFPA/Karam Al-Masri

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UNFPA midwives on call to ensure safe births in Afghanistan’s most remote villages

Midwife Suhila Rasuli on her way to visit a pregnant woman in a remote area of Nimroz province, Afghanistan. © Naqibullah Rahimi/MOVE Afghanistan

16 March 2023

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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan

23 March 2023

When crisis strikes: Responding to the needs and rights of women and girls

17 March 2023

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Sweden contributes $18 million to end female genital mutilation with UNFPA and UNICEF

13 Feb 2023

New funds from SIDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, will help prevent thousands of women and girls from undergoing female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Uganda/Mathias Mugisha

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No trivia: How a virtual safe space in Ukraine is helping teenagers prioritize their mental health

Following Russia’s war against Ukraine, UNFPA has scaled up an online counselling and educational project for teenagers, called No trivia. The platform reaches its audience through a website, an Instagram account, and an automated Telegram ‘chatbot’ that provides information and directs users to the appropriate services for mental health. © Pexels

24 January 2023

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France commits 1.5 million dollars to UNFPA to empower survivors of gender-based violence in Iraq

09 Feb 2022

The new agreement with France will allow UNFPA to create three women protection centres for women survivors of violence in Iraq and support one women's shelter. © UNFPA Iraq

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In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis

Health workers at the UNFPA Tunaydbah field hospital in Sudan’s eastern Gedaraf state provide critical maternal health care amid floods, conflict and an ongoing refugee crisis. © UNFPA Sudan

17 January 2023

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Core resources support survivors of gender-based violence in the Comoros

19 Jan 2023

Mariama* confides in a social worker: She was raped at a neighbour’s home when she was just 13 years old and forced into early motherhood. The Comoros already has high rates of gender-based violence, but many more women and girls don’t report being assaulted or abused for fear of social stigma, discrimination and even financial destitution. © UNFPA Comoros/Melvis Kimbi

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Government of France allocates 4 million euros to assist women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine

10 Jan 2023

Olesia was at home when her town in Bucha, in the Kyiv region, was invaded by Russian troops. The trauma of the war led her to seek help from UNFPA psychosocial mobile teams, which were able to work in the area when the town was returned to Ukrainian control. © UNFPA Ukraine / Volodymyr Ovsiuchenko

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Australia stands up to uplift the lives of women and girls affected by natural disasters

UNFPA midwives on call to ensure safe births in Afghanistan’s most remote villages

Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

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When crisis strikes: Responding to the needs and rights of women and girls

Sweden contributes $18 million to end female genital mutilation with UNFPA and UNICEF

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No trivia: How a virtual safe space in Ukraine is helping teenagers prioritize their mental health

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In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis

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Core resources support survivors of gender-based violence in the Comoros

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