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A beacon of hope: How UNFPA safe rooms are transforming lives in Tajikistan
- 11 December 2024
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“Where are we supposed to go?”: Women and girls in northern Gaza endure displacement, hunger and healthcare under attack
- 25 November 2024
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Updates
Germany leading the way in supporting maternal health in the most vulnerable countries
13 Jan 2025
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Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State
- 12 December 2024
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Each day is about survival: The reality of parenting in Gaza
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27 November 2024
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“I came to help my sisters”: As Chad grapples with record floods and a refugee crisis, midwives are bridging the divide
- 17 December 2024
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In Sudan, city’s last remaining hospital shelled: “We need support now”
- 28 October 2024
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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh
Published on: 23/10/2024
During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.
In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.
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Annual Report
Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2023
Publication date: 01 Aug 2024
Publisher: UNFPA
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed
- 04 October 2024
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