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Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

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Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
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  • Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

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Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

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Belaynesh Sema and her newborn, Gize Melak, at the Finote Selam District Hospital after an emergency Caesarean section delivery. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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  • After months adrift at sea, migrants receive critical care in Indonesia

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After months adrift at sea, migrants receive critical care in Indonesia

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Refugees at a temporary shelter in Aceh, Indonesia. They are part of a group of migrants who spent months on a boat, adrift at sea. © UNFPA Indonesia/Sandra Siagian
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  • World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

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Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal
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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

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Too many refugees lack access to adequate health care. Isra'a lost her newborn son when she could not pay for neonatal care. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Breaking the Silence

Hope for a New Life

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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

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Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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  • In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care

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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care

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Altanchimeg, a midwife, delivers a baby in Ulaanbataar, the capital. She provides expert advice to provincial hospitals around Mongolia through the Telemedicine Network. © UNFPA Mongolia/Tim Jenkins
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  • Male midwife champions safe motherhood for South Sudan refugees

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Male midwife champions safe motherhood for South Sudan refugees

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Midwife Chris Kwikiriza gives a dignity kit, containing hygiene supplies, to a mother and her newborn at Biira Health Centre, near the Boroli refugee settlement. Despite widespread reluctance to use health facilities and male midwives, Mr. Kwikirize has become one of the most trusted midwives in the area. © UNFPA/Evelyn Kiapi
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Relief workers in Nepal race to beat monsoon rains

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Nangsal Tamang, Kalpana Tamang, and Dawa Deki Tamang, all from Hakku Village, receive care at a mobile reproductive health camp in Rasuwa District. © UNFPA Nepal
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