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Midwives in Afghanistan defy constraints and crises to save lives of women and newborns

calendar_today17 August 2022

Midwife Minaz Bibi provides midwifery services for women affected by the earthquake in the Gayan district of Paktika, Afghanistan, in June 2022. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Statement

Afghanistan: An escalating crisis for women and girls

calendar_today15 August 2022

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Press release

20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need urgent access to life-saving health care

calendar_today04 July 2022

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News

Family health houses save lives, employ women, in rural Afghanistan

calendar_today13 May 2022

Midwife Laila Amini checks on a mother and newborn at the Arkalik Village Family Health House. Photo Image courtesy of AADA.
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Updates

From Ukraine to Afghanistan, Iceland increases its support to humanitarian efforts to safeguard women and girls’ rights

calendar_today03 May 2022

In 2022, Iceland increases its support to UNFPA to safeguard women and girls’ rights. In April, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir met with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem. © UNFPA
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Video

UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan

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UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan

UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, where 18.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, UNFPA is on the ground delivering for women and girls. In this video, UNFPA Afghanistan Representative Alexander Sasha Bodiroza shows how we're taking action in Afghanistan and why our life-saving work must continue. Learn more

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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

calendar_today21 December 2021

A Midwifery Helpline worker walks a caller through a procedure over the phone © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas

calendar_today19 November 2021

A new mother is examined by a mobile health team midwife in Afghanistan. © UNFPA/Afghanistan
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News

Commitment to supporting childbirth amid Afghanistan’s deteriorating security situation

calendar_today27 October 2021

A midwife at a family health house provides care to a baby. Image taken in 2020. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Video

Afghan women and girls must not be abandoned

calendar_today17 September 2021

Afghan women and girls must not be abandoned

Afghan women and girls must not be abandoned

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