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

calendar_today23 April 2024

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
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UNFPA and WFP join forces to meet soaring reproductive health and nutrition needs in southern Madagascar

calendar_today04 May 2022

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
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E-voucher system targets pregnant women and new mothers in Syria

calendar_today28 September 2020

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

calendar_today30 July 2020

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

calendar_today22 June 2020

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

calendar_today06 February 2020

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

calendar_today12 May 2017

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
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Largest humanitarian aid delivery reaches tens of thousands in Mosul

calendar_today09 December 2016

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