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Hope and healing: Women in Somalia reclaim their lives from obstetric fistula

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Farhiya (right) received life-changing fistula repair surgery at Dayniile Hospital, Mogadishu, made possible with KSrelief’s support ©UNFPA Somalia/Usame Nur Hussein
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24 October 2025

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UNFPA, ICM and Burnett Institute

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Nov 2025

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Powering Choice: Unlocking midwives’ full potential in family planning

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Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

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Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

Angela Bassett on a lifesaving solution for pregnant women caught in crises

Childbirth shouldn’t be a death sentence.

Yet for too many mothers and their newborns caught in crises it is.

For just $5, a UNFPA Emergency Birth Kit can be the difference between life and death.

Please, help us save lives 🧡 Donate now.

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Midwives in Uganda ramp up action against postpartum bleeding, a leading cause of maternal death

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Midwives learn up-to-date tools and methods for detecting and treating postpartum haemorrhage at a UNFPA-supported training in Kampala. © UNFPA Uganda
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Amid displacement and despair in Gaza, glimmers of hope for a better tomorrow

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Riman is terrified of childbirth, and is clinging to hope for safety and stability. © UNFPA/Hardy Skills
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Amid Sudan’s grinding war, maternity hospital offers a beacon of hope

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Kosti Maternity Hospital, supported by UNFPA, manages an average of 15 childbirths every day. ©UNFPA Sudan
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13 October 2025
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This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

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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.

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Health workers lose support structures and pregnant women die: The reality of funding cuts hits in Yemen

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A midwife from a UNFPA mobile health clinic assesses a pregnant woman at a displacement camp in Marib, Yemen. The mobile clinic is no longer operational due to funding cuts. ©UNFPA Yemen
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