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Needs are immense among people who fled Karabakh for Armenia, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reports.

The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency has rushed to support women and girls, helping them to maintain their dignity amidst the chaos of displacement.

More than 2,000 pregnant women are among the refugees and UNFPA is also making sure that hospitals and health facilities can assist them, especially with some 230 women set to deliver next month.

UN News’s Dianne Penn spoke to Emmanuel Roussier, Humanitarian Coordinator for UNFPA’s Emergency Response in Armenia, about its work there.


This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Dianne Penn.