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Respectful maternity care in Paraguay puts women's autonomy at the centre of childbirth

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Claudelina Ortellado Portillo gave birth for the first time at age 39 in the Katuete Public Health Centre in Paraguay. © UNFPA Paraguay/Edson Riveiro
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Drought emergency in Zambia: Child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise for women and girls

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In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and breastfeeding women and risks are rising of gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse. © UNFPA Zambia/Julien Adam
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“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire

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Rosine Gnohou holds her second daughter. © UNFPA/Guillaume Baleir
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Giving birth on Ukraine’s front line: How women and medical workers are coping under fire

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Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar’s baby was born in the bunker of Maternity Hospital No. 5, in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, which has come under consistent heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine
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In Georgia, an LGBTQIA+ advocate making HIV prevention and health care accessible for all

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As chairperson of the UNFPA-supported LGBTQIA+ community organization Temida, Beka Gabadadze is dedicated to making health care equal and accessible for everyone. © UNDP/Nino Zedginidze
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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Over 84,000 pregnant women in Haiti, like Mariline, lack secure access to health services due to ongoing gang violence.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response.

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UNFPA-supported surgeries help survivors of obstetric fistula to advocate for others in Burundi

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Donavine Ndayikengurukiye, 23, was 19 when her pregnancy resulted in an obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Burundi
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Belgium commits 3 million euros to UNFPA to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths

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UNFPA

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Apr 2025

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24

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Guidelines on Collecting Data for SDG Indicator 5.6.1 on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Decision-making in National Household Surveys

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