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Syrian Women Giving Birth in Exile
ZA'ATARI, Jordan — In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of... Read more
Syria's Refugees: Birth and Life in Zaatari Camp – in Pictures
Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp houses more than 100,000 Syrians who have fled the civil war; 3,000 of those registered are pregnant women.... Read more
A City That’s Not a City
ZA'ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan — A city that’s not a city, Jordan’s Zaatari camp sits just across the border and houses more than 100,000 Syrians... Read more
UNFPA Turkey Provides Hygiene Kits to Syrian Refugees
As the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey steadily increases, another batch of 20,000 hygiene kits provided by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are... Read more
Another Safe Delivery in a Jordanian Refugee Camp
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan— Samira was seven months pregnant when she and her family fled their home in Syria, seeking refuge in neighbouring Jordan. The 28-year old mother was not expecting to... Read more
Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Turkey has announced that it will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families... Read more
‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must... Read more
Learning Opportunities Help Syrian Women Cope with Camp Life
ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Mafreq, Jordan — Syrian women residing in the are trying to cope with life in the fenced area that hosts some 40,000 refugees... Read more
Reaching the Most Vulnerable Amid the Violence in Syria
DAMASCUS — Around 2.5 million people, of whom 625,000 are estimated to be women of reproductive age, are directly affected by the escalating violence in Syria. While security remains a major... Read more
Syrian Refugee Delivers Safely in a UNFPA-Supported Clinic
CYBER CITY, Ramtha, Jordan— Thirty-year-old Khloloud Mohammad was seven months pregnant when she and her husband and seven children walked for four hours, surviving shelling in her hometown of Nasib... Read more