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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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
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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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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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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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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06 February 2023
Statement
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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