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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

calendar_today15 August 2023

Midwife Durdana Samandar says Ms. Husun could have experienced serious complications had she insisted on walking four hours to go back home to deliver her baby. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ehsanullah Popal

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Oct 2023

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UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit

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Hormone-releasing Intrauterine Device (IUD) procured by UNFPA

Learn about the Hormone-releasing Intrauterine Device (IUD) procured by UNFPA. The hormonal IUD is a contraceptive inserted into the uterus by a trained medical health professional, it releases levonorgestrel which stops the sperm from reaching the egg.

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2023

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Ex-post Publication - EUB20 Myanmar Publication of Information on Contractors and Implementing Partners 2021 and 2022

Ex-post Publication of Information on Contractors and Implementing Partners for the years 2021 and 2022

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Portable ultrasounds give pregnant women a ray of hope amid crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today27 September 2023

Anita Bosco, 35, receives an ultrasound scan from UNFPA midwife Kavira Kamate at the Kanyaruchinya health centre in North Kivu, close to the Bujari camp for people displaced by ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu

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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her

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The Moroccan Government's search and rescue operations in one of the villages worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on the night of 8 September. © Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA

15 August 2023

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UNFPA embraces femtech to boost period awareness in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova

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Participants try out their new IMMI watches as part of a six-month pilot programme in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Moldova

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Empowering young people in Ecuador to understand their bodies and defend their rights

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RuranKapak facilitator Janny Caicedo was a student when he first participated in one of the group’s information sessions. © UNFPA Ecuador

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“What’s left to be destroyed in my life?” Flash floods deepen the catastrophe in Yemen

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The UN rapid response mechanism in Yemen, led by UNFPA, ensures life-saving assistance within 72 hours of the onset of an emergency. Heavy rain is now forecast to affect nearly 2 million displaced people over the coming weeks, threatening lives and livelihoods across multiple communities. © YDF/UNFPA

06 September 2023

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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

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