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Don’t let the lights go out: UNFPA urges support for women and girls in the world’s most neglected crises
- 28 May 2025
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Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis
- 02 May 2025
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“I saved four lives in one night”
Midwives averting crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Midwife Obedi Lumoo Bikoma attends to a woman and her newborn in conflict-affected Goma, in North Kivu Province.
© UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
05 May 2025
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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence
- 23 April 2025
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A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 04 April 2025
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Born underground in Ukraine
Building bomb-proof maternity wards in front-line zones
Yulia with her newborn in the Kherson City Perinatal Centre. The ward is being rebuilt underground.
All photos © UNFPA Ukraine/Olha Lavryk
21 February 2025
Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA
Published on: 14/05/2025
Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.
Many are pregnant and terrified.
Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.
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Mothers in Gaza are struggling to feed their children
Published on: 12/05/2025
Giving birth shouldn't be a fight for survival.
In Gaza, Nisma had to flee her home pregnant and now struggles to feed her newborn.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.
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Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis
- 07 April 2025
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