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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

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Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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Midwife describes working under ISIL, taking a dangerous stand for women

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Um Qassem continued her work as a midwife, even as ISIL fighters took over the hospital. © UNFPA Iraq

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

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Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp

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Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

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A new midwifery programme aims to elevate the profession – and save mothers. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

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Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye

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Celebrating the journey to motherhood

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Bendu takes her daughter from a midwife at a health centre in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. © UNFPA/Elena Heatherwick

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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

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A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen

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A displaced mother’s safe delivery embodies hope for Syria’s future

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Om Mehi Eddin holds newborn daughter Sham, safely delivered with the help of a UNFPA-supported mobile medical team serving evacuees from Eastern Ghouta. © UNFPA Syria

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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

Midwife describes working under ISIL, taking a dangerous stand for women

A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

Celebrating the journey to motherhood

Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

A displaced mother’s safe delivery embodies hope for Syria’s future

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #67 1-31 March 2018

Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

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