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Midwives, emergency care key to reducing Cambodia’s maternal deaths

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A woman and her child in Kampong, Cambodia. Maternal death rates in Cambodia are among the worst in the region. Photo credit: WFP/Polly Egerton
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‘Task Shifting’ brings Emergency Maternity Care to Burkina Faso Women

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Dr. Madeleine Dabire speaks about task shifting in Koupela, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: APANEWS
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News

Midwives in South Sudan Heed Call to Save Mothers

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Jennifer Ikokole attends to an expectant mother at UNFPA's maternity tent. Photo credit: UNFPA/Kenneth Odiwuor
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News

Midwives are Key to Fewer Maternal Deaths

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Midwifery students perform a demonstration using materials donated by UNFPA in Kampala, Uganda. Photo © Photo credit: UNFPA/Evelyn Kiapi
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News

Giving Birth amid Chaos in South Sudan

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Mary Akuol with her newborn son at the Juba III civilian protection camp. Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor/UNFPA
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In the News

Syria's Refugees Meet Mama Munira

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Press release

An Estimated 200,000 Pregnant Women in Syria in Need of Urgent Care, Warns UNFPA

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News

Accelerating Progress on the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls

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UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore (left) delivered remarks alongside Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the UN Women.
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News

Ban Soon-Taek, wife of UN Secretary-General and Activist, Visits UNFPA-Supported Projects in Sierra Leone

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Mrs. Ban Soon-Taek meets triplets born at the Dworzak Community Health Centre.
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News

Volunteering Talent and Experience to Deliver for Women and Girls

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UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore and UNV Executive Coordinator Richard Dictus signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming the long-standing development partnership between the two agencies. Photo credit: UNFPA
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