Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

Published on: 14/05/2025

Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.

Many are pregnant and terrified.

Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.

Updates

The European Union and UNFPA join forces to strengthen women's health in Afghanistan

24 Sep 2024

The contribution will be directed towards support in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health and nutrition care in Afghanistan for the next three years. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, meet the midwife who stayed, delivered – and saved lives

Midwife Mariza Ahmadi assisted Ms. Sughra to safely deliver her son, Farhad, at the Ahangaran family health house in the remote Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 21 August 2024
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Emergency maternity care and psychosocial support for women and girls hit by floods in Afghanistan

Midwife Habiba Danish and the mobile health team members speak with women and girls affected by the floods in northern Afghanistan. © ORCD Afghanistan
  • 29 May 2024
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“It brings me hope”: The impact of universal health coverage for Afghan refugees in Iran

Afghan women refugees are among those reached by an initiative from the Islamic Republic of Iran to expand access to health services. © UNFPA 
  • 15 May 2024
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Resources

UNFPA Afghanistan Situation Report (Herat Province) #10: 16 January - 15 March 2024

Resource date: Mar 2024

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Updates

Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings

31 Jan 2024

Setyelem, 29, suffered from the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. She received care thanks to UNFPA, with funding from the Government of Japan. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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“Hope arrived in the form of Rahna”: The life-saving work of midwives after the Afghanistan earthquake

Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
  • 02 November 2023
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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province  in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
  • 21 December 2023
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Afghanistan earthquake survivors urgently need reproductive health care

Published on: 15/12/2023

Two months after the devastating earthquakes hit Herat, women and girls are still in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Let UNFPA Asia & the Pacific Regional Director Pio Smith show you how we are providing life-saving support to the thousands of people affected in Afghanistan.

Learn more.

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