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13 June 2021
Press Release
European Union supports UNFPA for lifesaving aid to women, girls and the displaced in Yemen
Sana’a, 13 June 2021 – Nearly half a million of the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen will receive emergency relief, life-saving reproductive health and mental health…
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01 June 2021
Press Release
Women and girls share their first experiences with menstruation
Cairo, 1 June 2021 - Women and girls from the Arab region participated in a campaign led by Mariam, UNFPA Arab States Regional Office’s Virtual Ambassador, to break the silence on…
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30 May 2021
News
The Republic of Korea partners with UNFPA to improve access to maternal health services for women and girls in Yemen
Sana’a, 30 May 2021 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund has received a contribution of USD 500,000 from the Republic of Korea to improve access to lifesaving maternal…
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27 May 2021
News
Women and girls share with Mariam their first experience with menstruation
Mariam, the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office Digital Ambassador, signalled the beginning of a new story for adolescent girls in the Arab region, she aims to raise awareness on,…
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25 May 2021
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UNFPA supports Ghada to recover from Fistula and resume normal life
I would like to share with you my suffering with obstetric fistula. I got married at the age of 15, Shortly after marriage, symptoms of pregnancy began to appear. We live in a…
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23 May 2021
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Survived a 50-year battle with fistula
“I had no idea that my situation was redeemable,” says Ashikiro Guure Cali who recovered from obstetric fistula, after 50 years of endless suffering. She lived with one of the…
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23 May 2021
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Despite stigma and rejection ,Fistula survivors find a new hope
Khetam begins by saying, "I do not think that there is a woman who has suffered from a fistula as I did." Khetam got a fistula when she was only 16 years old. Months after her…
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14 May 2021
Press Release
UNFPA calls all parties to ensure the full protection of women and adolescent girls
Cairo, 13 May 2021 - The United Nations Population Fund is alarmed by the number of civilian casualties, including children and women caused by the current escalation between the…
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05 May 2021
News
Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows
ERBIL, Iraq/UNITED NATIONS, New York – “A 35-year old pregnant woman came to our clinic with abdominal pain,” recalled Hawrin Yousif, a 27-year-old midwife in the Khazir…
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