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Updates
Belgium commits 3 million euros to UNFPA to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths
08 July 2024
News
Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen
06 May 2024
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A climate crisis is a gender equality crisis
Life on small island states in the Pacific
The Solomon Islands is one of 39 small island developing states.
© UNFPA/Patrick Rose
28 May 2024
News
How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
07 June 2024
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Video
Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria
22 May 2024
https://youtu.be/hU8DN8k9TdA
https://youtu.be/hU8DN8k9TdA
Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria
After 13 years of conflict, midwives in northwest Syria are saving lives.
See how crucial midwives are to ensuring pregnant women in need can give birth safely and find out more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting women and girls in Syria. Learn more.
A wish for every mother: A safe birth and a promising future
© UNFPA Armenia/Aspram Manukyan
10 May 2024
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Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care
23 April 2024
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Video
Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators
01 April 2024
https://youtu.be/Bxmy3_IH79I
https://youtu.be/Bxmy3_IH79I
Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators
“Most babies will die.”
There aren’t enough ventilators at Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza to support the babies being born there.
Let Dr. Ahmed Al-Shaer, Deputy Head of the Incubator Care Unit at the hospital, describe the desperate situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to mothers and babies in need.
Statement
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2024
02 May 2024
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The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund: A catalyst for change
The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund (MNH Fund) is UNFPA’s flagship programme for improving maternal and newborn health and well-being.