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UNFPA and amma.family jointly bring quality reproductive health information to millions of app users

calendar_today 17 February 2023

Press Release

UNFPA and amma.family jointly bring quality reproductive health information to millions of app users

ISTANBUL/HONG KONG, 17 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and amma.family, an app developer for women and families, have completed…

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Survivors face new risks in earthquake-ravaged Türkiye as health and protection services brought to the brink

calendar_today 17 February 2023

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Survivors face new risks in earthquake-ravaged Türkiye as health and protection services brought to the brink

I’ve seen war, but this is even beyond that.” Fatma, 40, is from Idlib in northwest Syria, but lives with her four children in Adıyaman, in southern Türkiye. She is also 9 months…

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“I lost everything in one minute”: Women and girls in dire need as earthquake emergency engulfs Türkiye and Syria

calendar_today 11 February 2023

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“I lost everything in one minute”: Women and girls in dire need as earthquake emergency engulfs Türkiye and Syria

“We were too scared. We left our houses immediately and couldn’t take anything for the birth, not a single baby cloth. There was no one to communicate with and no place to stay…

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UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes

calendar_today 07 February 2023

Press Release

UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes

New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to scale up its emergency…

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UNFPA statement on earthquake in Türkiye

calendar_today 06 February 2023

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UNFPA statement on earthquake in Türkiye

We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake that struck Kahramanmaraş in southeastern Türkiye and also affected neighboring provinces and…

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Bringing rural villages back to life

calendar_today 03 February 2023

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Bringing rural villages back to life

Serbian economist Dragana Tomić Pilipović believes that small villages should never die. As Dragana sees it, the future of the planet rests with grassroots movements that will…

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Training programme in Ukraine helps women find IT jobs

calendar_today 02 February 2023

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Training programme in Ukraine helps women find IT jobs

“When the war started, a missile destroyed our house,” said Nina Cherlenuk, 25, from Irpin. “So, together with my daughter, I fled.” Nina left behind a career as a radiologist to…

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UNFPA conference looks at how family policies can promote gender equality and tackle Europe’s demographic woes

calendar_today 31 January 2023

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UNFPA conference looks at how family policies can promote gender equality and tackle Europe’s demographic woes

Over 100 government and business leaders from across Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated in the conference organized by UNFPA and held under UNFPA’s Expanding Choices…

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UNFPA statement on the situation around Lachin corridor

calendar_today 24 January 2023

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UNFPA statement on the situation around Lachin corridor

UNFPA echoes the appeal of the UN Secretary-General for de-escalation of tensions and for ensuring freedom and security of movement along the Lachin corridor, in line with…

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