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21 January 2013
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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 being distributed to new…
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17 December 2012
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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…
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15 December 2012
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 before the end of 2012. Hygiene…
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07 December 2012
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‘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 say the massacre in Syria should be…
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08 November 2012
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, by engaging in several…
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12 October 2012
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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. …
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25 September 2012
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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…
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02 August 2012
Delivering Support to Syrian Women as the Crisis Worsens
DAMASCUS, Syria — Like thousands of other people in the capital and surrounding suburbs, Abdulahadi and Aisha, along with their four children, fled their family home as…
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10 March 2012
Delivering Babies and Smiles to Syrian Refugees
After nearly 30 years in nursing and midwifery, Fathieh Ayyad still considers her work to be extremely satisfying. She now cares for Syrian refugees at the UNFPA-supported clinic…
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