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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

A new mother of twins is attended by maternal health nurse Ana Paula Francisco Adrade. Nurse Adrade says it has been challenging to get enough gloves and face masks to safely care for pregnant women. © UNFPA Mozambique

05 May 2021

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

Midwives with a mobile team in Marib, Yemen, provide life-saving services in a displacement camp. © UNFPA Yemen

04 May 2021

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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

21 April 2021

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54th Session of the Commission on Population and Development

19 April 2021

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Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

A survivor of childhood violence in Ghana, during a conversation about her experience. Violations of bodily autonomy can leave lasting emotional scars. © UNFPA/George Koranteng

14 April 2021

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Serbian women with disabilities shatter taboos, transform health services amid pandemic

Mónika Zsúnyi and other advocates are making their local communities and health systems more inclusive. Image courtesy of Mónika Zsúnyi

12 April 2021

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Yemeni midwives help deliver hope during Ramadan

Midwife Rahma attends to Halima, who is due to give birth during Ramadan, at her home that has been outfitted as a maternity clinic. © UNFPA Yemen

01 April 2021

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Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Lucía García, 19, is pregnant with her third child. Despite the hardships of the pandemic, she feels more prepared for childbirth than before. © AFP/UNFPA Dominican Republic

29 March 2021

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

24 March 2021

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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

25 March 2021

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