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13 May 2021
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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
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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows
“A 35-year old pregnant woman came to our clinic with abdominal pain,” recalled Hawrin Yousif, a 27-year-old midwife in the Khazir displacement camp in the Kurdistan Region of…
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04 May 2021
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Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife 5 May 2021 Every day in every part of the world, midwives…
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28 April 2021
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Statement on UK government funding cuts
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the…
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24 March 2021
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Supporting the Most Vulnerable Women during Devastating Winter in Syria
“I feel so safe and peaceful now, I will take care of gorgeous Kareem, my new baby born, after being so anxious about him, and especially during the Corona pandemic,” Mariam, 18…
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18 March 2021
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Ten years into the crisis, Syrian women and girls continue to face enormous challenges
An estimated 13.4 million people remain in need inside Syria. Among them are 3.6 million women and adolescent girls who need access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH)…
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16 March 2021
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The world owes Syrian women and girls support and protection
As the Syria crisis passes the decade mark, the absence of a political solution signals a grim reality: more people, particularly women and girls, continue to suffer in 2021. This…
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15 March 2021
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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
DAMASCUS, Syria – This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half the…
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15 March 2021
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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
DAMASCUS, Syria – This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half the…
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