Updates

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

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Blandine with her new daughter and husband. © UNFPA/Didier Djiloni
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News

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

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A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
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News

In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

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A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen
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Statement

End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

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News

In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

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When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak
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Updates

Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan

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UNFPA-trained midwives are helping prevent COVID-19 infection and to deliver babies in Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty
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Video

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow

Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

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Video

Midwives lost to COVID-19

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

Midwives lost to COVID-19

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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