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Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

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UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens

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As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

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UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh

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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

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Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

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Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

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Pregnant women wait to be screened at the Kalomba health center during a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. © UNFPA DRC

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

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The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Towards Equality in Access, Quality of Care and Accountability

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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

calendar_today29 August 2017

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

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Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

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Sileshi Deguale recounts his story, explaining why family planning was the right choice for himself and his wife. © UNFPA Ethiopia

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Shattering five myths about sexual violence in emergencies

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UNFPA mobile teams have reached thousands of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine. A young mother is assisted by a UNFPA mobile team in Sloviansk. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

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Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Towards Equality in Access, Quality of Care and Accountability

Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

Shattering five myths about sexual violence in emergencies

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