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21 March 2023
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Telegram channel provides a lifeline to refugee mothers in Moldova
"I want to help because I am a refugee and a mother myself,” said Anastasia Chernenkaya, 33. Anastasia fled Odesa and arrived in Moldova in February. At the beginning of March,…
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20 March 2023
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5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye need your support right now
The numbers are beyond comprehension: Over 9 million people in Türkiye in Türkiye and 9 million in Syria affected by two massive earthquakes. Among them, some 350,000 pregnant…
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03 March 2023
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One year into the war, displaced Ukrainian women are determined to persevere
Everything changed when Marina fled the war in Ukraine. She left behind a successful career and a robust family support network, arriving in Moldova with her young children and…
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27 February 2023
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A year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, tackling the onslaught on health and rights for generations of women and girls
UKRAINE – “All of this reminds us that life continues, even during war.” Tetyana Postolovska, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, works in a UNFPA mobile reproductive health…
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23 February 2023
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Women and girls still suffering immense hardship as war in Ukraine passes one year mark
One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, warns of the war’s continuing devastating impacts on…
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18 February 2023
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Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000 pregnant women who urgently need access to reproductive health services. These…
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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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17 February 2023
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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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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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