May 05
Africa: Celebrating Midwives - Edinah Delivers Babies, One Safe Birth At a Time
Grimacing and sweating, twenty-three-year-old Samiya, a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expecting her first child and is experiencing intense pain while waiting… Read more »
March 18
South Sudan: From Returnee to Resilience - How Income Opportunities and Cash Assistance Fuel Hope
Fleeing from war, 55-year-old Angelina Yowin Abwol Deng embarked on a perilous journey from her home in Fit-Hab-Khartoum through Kordofan to reach safety in South Sudan, and is now… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Malawi: A Warm Winter for Women and Girls Displaced By Tropical Cyclone Freddy
Mulanje, MALAWI - As dark clouds rolled over Ng'omba village in Mulanje, Daliso Simon gathered her harvest in a rush, as she didn't want to get caught in the impending storm. All… Read more »
July 25, 2023
East Africa: Sexual Violence Stalks Women and Girls Fleeing Sudan for South Sudan
"My neighbour Rose* travelled with me to Renk, but her three daughters stayed behind in Khartoum. Later she learned they had been gang raped," said Martha.* Read more »
April 05, 2023
South Sudan: 'Early Marriage, Unintended Pregnancies the Elephant in the Room in Displaced Persons Camp'
Mother-of-five Rebecca Nyakot, displaced from Unity State following the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in 2013, often goes for long periods without food or clean, drinkable… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Tanzania: How One of the World's Largest Refugee Camps Achieved Zero Maternal Deaths in 2022
Last year, one of the world's largest refugee camps quietly achieved a remarkable feat. Nyarugusu refugee camp hosts more than 130,000 refugees, almost three times its original… Read more »
February 09, 2023
East Africa: Women and Girls Fleeing Somalia's Drought Grapple Gender-Based Violence in Daadab Refugee Camps
Around Christmas time last year, Rukia Yaroow Ali, 38, arrived at Hagadera refugee camp in Daadab. Hunger and insecurity had forced her to flee her village in Jilib in Somalia,… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Mozambique: 'I Can Now Go Back to School' - Teenage Mother Overjoyed She Can Prevent Unintended Pregnancies With Contraception
Fátima António, 18, the mother of a five-month-old boy, told UNFPA she was "apprehensive and hesitant" about using contraception. She is not alone. Nampula province… Read more »
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