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Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, meet the midwife who stayed, delivered – and saved lives

Midwife Mariza Ahmadi assisted Ms. Sughra to safely deliver her son, Farhad, at the Ahangaran family health house in the remote Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 21 August 2024
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Respectful maternity care in Paraguay puts women's autonomy at the centre of childbirth

Claudelina Ortellado Portillo gave birth for the first time at age 39 in the Katuete Public Health Centre in Paraguay. © UNFPA Paraguay/Edson Riveiro
  • 23 July 2024
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Drought emergency in Zambia: Child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise for women and girls

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
  • 03 July 2024
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“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire

Rosine Gnohou holds her second daughter. © UNFPA/Guillaume Baleir
  • 30 July 2024
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Giving birth on Ukraine’s front line: How women and medical workers are coping under fire

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
  • 01 July 2024
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In Georgia, an LGBTQIA+ advocate making HIV prevention and health care accessible for all

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
  • 18 July 2024
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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Published on: 22/07/2024

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

Donavine Ndayikengurukiye, 23, was 19 when her pregnancy resulted in an obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Burundi
  • 11 June 2024
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