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Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care

Samueline Razafindravao is one of millions of women who intended to give birth at home in Madagascar in recent years. “I was worried about the expense of going to hospital,” she said. © UN News/Daniel Dickinson
  • 23 April 2024
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UNFPA and WFP join forces to meet soaring reproductive health and nutrition needs in southern Madagascar

Women in the Amboasary district of Madagascar’s drought-stricken Grand Sud region wait to receive sexual and reproductive health consultations from UNFPA-supported medical staff. At the same time, a WFP food donation takes place just metres away to help stem a devastating food crisis affecting some 3 million people in the region. © UNFPA/Melvis Kimbi
  • 04 May 2022
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E-voucher system targets pregnant women and new mothers in Syria

UNFPA and WFP are expanding an electronic voucher system to reach vulnerable people with food and hygiene supplies. © UNFPA Syria
  • 28 September 2020
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Eswatini SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic

Midwife Margaret Thwala-Tembe says her clinic has seen a decline in women receiving antenatal and safe delivery services. © UNFPA Eswatini
  • 30 July 2020
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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school. © UNFPA Malawi
  • 22 June 2020
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UNFPA seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises

Yemen tops the list of countries with the greatest humanitarian needs. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 06 February 2020
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This Mother’s Day, remembering the joys – and dangers – of motherhood

Fatima holds her newborn son, Jad, as she speaks to an aid worker. Displaced by the Syrian conflict, Fatima grew increasingly frail during her pregnancy. © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh
  • 12 May 2017
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Largest humanitarian aid delivery reaches tens of thousands in Mosul

For the first time in over two weeks, security conditions permitted humanitarian groups to access eastern Mosul. © UNICEF Iraq/2016/Khuzaie
  • 09 December 2016
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