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Meet four unsung heroes of maternity and newborn health in the Arab region

calendar_today 05 May 2018

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Meet four unsung heroes of maternity and newborn health in the Arab region

In a region plagued by some of the world’s most vicious conflicts and worst humanitarian crises, midwives have been providing quality reproductive health care, working on front…

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The United Nations strongly condemns the killing of an ICRC Colleague in Yemen

calendar_today 22 April 2018

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The United Nations strongly condemns the killing of an ICRC Colleague in Yemen

The United Nations is deeply shocked by the killing of an aid worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which occurred today in Taizz Governorate.

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In Somaliland, new law to end impunity for sexual offenders

calendar_today 22 April 2018

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In Somaliland, new law to end impunity for sexual offenders

The upper chamber of the parliament in Somaliland recently adopted a new law that will put an end to the very painful practise whereby rapists could to marry their victims to…

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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

calendar_today 10 April 2018

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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

Today, international leaders convened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters, New York, to discuss the critical issue of migration and human mobility, a megatrend that is…

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In war torn-Yemen, offering fistula women a glimpse of hope

calendar_today 05 April 2018

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In war torn-Yemen, offering fistula women a glimpse of hope

Women and girls in Yemen, including an estimated 3 million of childbearing age, are increasingly facing life-threatening conditions, as the health system is collapsing amid the…

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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

calendar_today 25 March 2018

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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

“I was sold more than once,” Resalah* told UNFPA. A member of the Yazidi minority, she was abducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Da’esh…

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UNFPA Rushes Supplies and Personnel to Save Pregnant Women in Syria

calendar_today 20 March 2018

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UNFPA Rushes Supplies and Personnel to Save Pregnant Women in Syria

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, conducted field missions in the northern areas on 17 and 18 March and found over 20,000 families living in temporary shelters and…

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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

calendar_today 20 March 2018

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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

A surge in violence in Syria’s northern Afrin region has triggered a mass displacement of the civilian population, with an estimated 98,000 people fleeing as the hostilities…

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Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Funding from UNFPA

calendar_today 15 March 2018

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Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Funding from UNFPA

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes with regret the determination by the United States of America to withhold funds from UNFPA for the second consecutive year.

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