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Emergency maternity care and psychosocial support for women and girls hit by floods in Afghanistan

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Midwife Habiba Danish and the mobile health team members speak with women and girls affected by the floods in northern Afghanistan. © ORCD Afghanistan
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Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

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Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

Rafah is under attack and the already desperate condition for thousands of pregnant women is getting worse every day.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer at the International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital in Gaza as the military assault on Rafah leads to more trauma and death. Learn more.

10 May 2024
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The ICPD marked a revolution in thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights. © UN Photo
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Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care

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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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Communication and understanding: The pillars supporting culturally sensitive maternal health care in Panama

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Peer educators from the UNFPA Elle et Elles network, launched in Djibouti in 2021 to provide support and training for female leaders advocating for women's health and rights. © UFNPA Djibouti
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This Mother’s Day, here are 5 reasons to celebrate motherhood – by choice

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Henriette Akayezu, 19, with her son in Rwanda. This month, as more than 100 countries mark Mother’s Day, we call attention to the power and importance of exercising choice in the act of becoming mothers – a power afforded to too few. © UNFPA/Jadwiga Figula
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the potential invasion in Rafah

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Midwives make motherhood safer

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Midwives make motherhood safer

Midwives make motherhood safer

Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.