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Hope and healing: Women in Somalia reclaim their lives from obstetric fistula

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Farhiya (right) received life-changing fistula repair surgery at Dayniile Hospital, Mogadishu, made possible with KSrelief’s support ©UNFPA Somalia/Usame Nur Hussein
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Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

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Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

Childbirth shouldn’t be a death sentence.

Yet for too many mothers and their newborns caught in crises it is.

For just $5, a UNFPA Emergency Birth Kit can be the difference between life and death.

Please, help us save lives 🧡 Donate now.

13 October 2025
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Reaching the last mile: Motorbike ambulances improve maternal and newborn health in rural Benin

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A row of bike ambulances in Benin. © UNFPA Benin
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Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

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Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

Should women have more children?

Is the world facing a birth rate crisis?

Let Shudufhadzo Musida, UNFPA Global Champion for Women and Girls, tell you the facts as she reacts to real comments about the real fertility crisis.

21 February 2025

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“Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”: Restoring life-saving healthcare in Gaza

calendar_today10 March 2025

A temporary health centre in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza is supported by UNFPA through health workers, essential medicine and equipment. © UNFPA / Yasmeen Sous
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Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

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As violence intensifies across southeast Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Aj Jazirah State for neighbouring Gedaref State, taking refuge in cramped, makeshift camps. Credit: © UNFPA Sudan
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed

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Amal was born on 2 October the border as her mother fled the escalating hostilities in Lebanon. © Omaya AL Mekdad / UNFPA Syria
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