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“I had no choice but to deliver my own baby”: Health workers in Gaza city describe impossible conditions

calendar_today02 October 2025

A woman sits with her three children beside their family tent in a displacement camp in western Gaza city; her baby is just two months old. © UNFPA Palestine/Hardy Skills
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Statement

UNFPA Statement on Repeated Attacks Against El Fasher Maternity Hospital, Sudan

calendar_today09 October 2025

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Publication date

Aug 2025

Author

UNFPA Mali

Resources

UNFPA Mali Situation Report – August 2025

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Publication date

Oct 2025

Author

UNFPA DRC

Resources

Democratic Republic of Congo Situation Report – July 2025

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This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

calendar_today06 October 2025

This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

Imagine going into labour while you’re starving and your local hospital is destroyed.

To help women in Gaza facing this horrific situation, a UNFPA mobile clinic is providing life-saving care.

See what it means to mothers in need.

Publication date

Aug 2025

Author

UNFPA Cameroon

Resources

Cameroon Situation Report - August 2025

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Publication date

Aug 2025

Author

UNFPA Sudan

Resources

Sudan Situation Report - August 2025

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Video

Mothers and newborns face greatest risks following Afghanistan earthquake

calendar_today30 September 2025

Mothers and newborns face greatest risks following Afghanistan earthquake

Mothers and newborns face greatest risks following Afghanistan earthquake

UNFPA was on the ground within hours of the Afghanistan earthquake, providing life-saving care for women and girls.

Donate to help us save the lives of mothers and newborns.

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Amid the war in Sudan, this incredible midwife does more than just deliver babies

calendar_today30 September 2025

Amid the war in Sudan, this incredible midwife does more than just deliver babies

Amid the war in Sudan, this incredible midwife does more than just deliver babies

As pregnant women are displaced and traumatized by the ongoing war in Sudan, see how Hager holds her community together from her small home clinic.

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“Women and girls are traumatized” after earthquake shatters communities in eastern Afghanistan

calendar_today10 September 2025

Late on August 31 a magnitude 6+ earthquake shook the eastern region of Afghanistan, with over 2,200 people confirmed dead and thousands injured so far © UNFPA Afghanistan / Mohammad Haroon Mudaser
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