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3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support

UNFPA delivers dignity kits and basic health service support to people living in a temporary camp in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. UNFPA and local partners are providing psychosocial support, dignity kits and health services across temporary camps in Syria and Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye/Gözde Kumru Uçak

05 May 2023

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“Why are we excluded?": UNFPA distributes dignity kits to transgender women in Bangladesh following disastrous flooding

Transgender advocate Ananya launched the "Shopner Chowa Shomajkollan Sangstha" group to empower transgender individuals through business skills instruction. ©️ UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman

16 May 2023

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Sweden to invest an additional US$42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health for all in East and Southern Africa

06 Jul 2023

Despite progress, sexual and reproductive health and rights in East and Southern Africa are challenged by structural, social and health system barriers. One in five women who need to use modern contraceptives are not doing so, while one in six adolescents and young women will have experienced gender-based violence by the age of 19. © UNICEF/UN0727720/Abdul

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Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

Case workers visit clients, monitor their welfare and refer them to services when needed. © UNFPA Yemen

28 February 2023

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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

Not one woman died while giving birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp in 2022 – representing a remarkable achievement. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren

10 April 2023

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“Men will no longer do what they want with them”: Indigenous women in Brazil say enough to gender-based violence

Lutana Ribeiro is the only female chief of Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. ©UNFPA Brazil/Isabela Martel

10 January 2023

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

Aydah Mohamed takes care of newborns in the neonatal department of the UNFPA-supported Al Shaab Hospital in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA/Ala’a Aldoly

31 March 2023

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Belgium and UNFPA engage young people to change harmful social norms and advance gender equality in Palestine

05 Jun 2023

The Majd Journey, supported by Belgium, has resulted in positive outcomes among students and educators in Palestine. © Sharek Youth Forum for UNFPA Palestine

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UNFPA mobile clinic helps women give birth safely during crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Midwives working in UNFPA’s mobile clinic attend to a pregnant woman who was forced to flee her home for a temporary displacement camp in Rusayo, North Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA/Junior Mayindu

08 May 2023

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Funding from the Government of Japan safeguards women’s and girls’ health and needs in crises

11 Apr 2023

Joana and her daughter were displaced from the conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. They now visit a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space, funded by the Government of Japan and the Central Emergency Response Funds. © UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili

3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support

“Why are we excluded?": UNFPA distributes dignity kits to transgender women in Bangladesh following disastrous flooding

Sweden to invest an additional US$42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health for all in East and Southern Africa

Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

“Men will no longer do what they want with them”: Indigenous women in Brazil say enough to gender-based violence

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

Belgium and UNFPA engage young people to change harmful social norms and advance gender equality in Palestine

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UNFPA mobile clinic helps women give birth safely during crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Funding from the Government of Japan safeguards women’s and girls’ health and needs in crises