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COVID-19: Germany commits additional €30 million to uphold women’s sexual and reproductive health

15 July 2020

News

Meeting family planning needs in Nepal’s quarantine centres

Kabita Bhandari gives an information session about family planning to men staying at a quarantine centre in Baitadi District. © UNFPA Nepal

23 June 2020

News

Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school. © UNFPA Malawi

22 June 2020

News

After tragedy, refugee family finds safety and community in Türkiye

Outreach workers visit refugee communities to help improve access to social services among the most vulnerable. © UNFPA Türkiye/Utku Tonguç Topal

19 June 2020

Updates

With new World Bank funding, SWEDD 2 to expand to Cameroon, Republic of Guinea

04 Jun 2020

SWEDD 2 will continue to support efforts to keep girls in school in Sahel countries like Mali. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

News

A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © UNFPA Yemen

29 May 2020

News

Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor

21 May 2020

Updates

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

23 May 2020

News

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens

22 May 2020

News

In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak

14 May 2020

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