Many people living along the 'contact line' refrain from seeking health care due to financial barriers, distance or fear of hostilities.

"Standing in the dark was a person asking for my help – a baby was being born,” Shirin said. It was the start of the greatest challenge she had ever faced as a midwife.

The Government of Canada has partnered with UNFPA to donate over 300 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits worth some $35,000 to authorities in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The kits, which contain surgical and N95 masks, face shields, eye goggles, long-sleeve gowns, surgical and non-...