News

Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia
  • 16 September 2019
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Publication

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages: 104

Publication date: 19 Sep 2019

Author: UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, the United Nations Population Division

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Annual Report

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

Focused action, increasing impact – transitioning to Phase III (2018-2022)

Number of pages: 60

Publication date: 01 Sep 2019

Author: UNFPA

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News

Ensuring safe deliveries in a humanitarian crisis in Maguindanao

Dr. Samama speaks to Ms. Tugay at a local clinic in conflict-affected Maguindanao, Philippines. © UNFPA Philippines/Kim Ian Tiu
  • 29 August 2019
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Updates

Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA

06 Aug 2019

Mr. Manuel Tonnar, Director at the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Directorate, meets UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at UNFPA headquarters in New York. © UNFPA
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News

A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 08 July 2019
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News

After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria
  • 03 July 2019
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News

Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 28 June 2019
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News

Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
  • 04 June 2019
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News

Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
  • 03 June 2019
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