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1 July 2018
Statement
Cairo, 1 July 2018 – We are following with utter concern the devastating news out of southern Syria, and are dismayed at confirmed reports that two maternal health facilities that UNFPA supports in... Read more
25 June 2018
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SANA’A, Yemen – Najat, a trained midwife, was well aware of the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth. But when her own health needs and professional judgment clashed with her husband’s traditional... Read more
20 June 2018
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DOHUK, Iraq – As violence consumed her home in Aleppo, Ghalia’s parents and brother were killed. Ghalia, now 33, fled to Al-Hasakeh, in north-eastern Syria, to live with her uncle’s family. Amid the... Read more
12 June 2018
Statement
Cairo, 11 June 2018 – We are extremely alarmed by latest escalation of violence in Yemen, most recently in the port city of Hodeidah, one of the country’s most densely populated areas. In the event... Read more
6 June 2018
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“Sharing one’s experience is the best way to raise awareness in communities,” Rusul, 27. © 2018/Iraq
Getting your period and becoming a woman is a natural... Read more
6 June 2018
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DOHUK, Iraq – Aysheh was only 15 years old when she and her family fled Qamishli, northeastern Syria, to find refuge in Iraq in 2014. They ended up in Domiz 1 camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
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6 June 2018
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Year on year, millions of women and adolescents in 155 countries and territories have been progressively able to exercise their sexual and reproductive health... Read more
3 June 2018
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Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa/NAROK, Kenya – “I felt... Read more
23 May 2018
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Today, the world observes the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, May 23. which calls for action to end the marginalization and inequality that perpetuate this... Read more
23 May 2018
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Adeeba is in obstetric fistula Unit in Al-Thawrah Hospital December 2017. © UNFPA Yemen
Hajja, Yemen - Adeeba got married at the age of 24, and was thrilled when she became pregnant. But when it... Read more