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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

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A new mother of twins is attended by maternal health nurse Ana Paula Francisco Adrade. Nurse Adrade says it has been challenging to get enough gloves and face masks to safely care for pregnant women. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

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Midwives with a mobile team in Marib, Yemen, provide life-saving services in a displacement camp. © UNFPA Yemen

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Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls

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Drought is making finding clean water harder for women and girls, who are the primary water collectors, like here in Baligubadle, Somaliland. Extreme conditions are also forcing families who have lost their livelihoods to move to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. © UNDP Somalia

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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

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School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

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Timor-Leste floods leave death, destruction and displacement in their wake

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Floods in Timor-Leste have led residents to seek refuge in evacuation centres, like this parish hall in the Balide neighbourhood of the Dili capital, where UNPFA has distributed hygiene supplies among other relief efforts. © UNFPA Timor-Leste

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Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Lucía García, 19, is pregnant with her third child. Despite the hardships of the pandemic, she feels more prepared for childbirth than before. © AFP/UNFPA Dominican Republic

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

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Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

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As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support

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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls

Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

Timor-Leste floods leave death, destruction and displacement in their wake

Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support

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