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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

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Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Strategic partnership with Canada continues with new contribution for humanitarian action

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Continued humanitarian funding from Canada will support UNFPA’s humanitarian response to address the sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls in humanitarian crises, like these Rohingya refugee girls Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

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Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
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Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

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Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
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In China, women work to raise the status of girls

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Today, Ms. Wen and Ms. Yan see eye-to-eye on the equality of women and girls. © Dushan Township Family Planning Office/Zhang Min
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Safe pregnancies for displaced mothers as mobile clinics reach deep into Kachin camps

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Without visiting the mobile clinic, Ja Htoi's condition would have gone unnoticed. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

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Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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Digital revolution comes to Viet Nam census

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Census data is essential for creating policies and making investments that meet the needs of all people. © UN Vietnam/Aidan Dockery
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Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning in Nepal

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Local volunteers show Nepali families the benefits of voluntary family planning. ©UNFPA Nepal
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“Crossing the river” to a safe delivery in rural Cambodia

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Bora safely gave birth, but she faced complications after the delivery. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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