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Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

calendar_today26 February 2015

A UNFPA-supported clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, provides antenatal care, safe delivery, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and many other life-saving services for women and their newborns. © Jared Chambers

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Fierce winter weather batters displaced Syrians throughout region

calendar_today20 February 2015

Syrian refugees remove snow from their shelters at an informal tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, during a January blizzard. © UNHCR/A. McConnell

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Tackling fallen uterus and its causes in rural Ethiopia

calendar_today18 February 2015

Surgeons at the Assosa Referral Hospital perform a uterine prolapse surgery. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

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Recognizing an unsung hero – the ambulance driver

calendar_today16 February 2015

Chris Kwikiriza, a midwife, checks on an expectant mother at the Biira Health Centre, in the Boroli refugee settlement in Uganda. A UNFPA-supported ambulance is helping to ensure women in labour are able to deliver under the care of skilled birth attendants. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi

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Amid brutal winter, safe births for Syrian refugees

calendar_today02 February 2015

Syrian refugees rest in an emergency shelter after their tents collapsed in Zaatari, in northern Jordan, during a violent snowstorm. © UNHCR/B. Szandelszky

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Bitter cold hits flood survivors in Nepal

calendar_today20 January 2015

Flood-affected women of the Betani Village Development Committee, in Banke District, wait to receive dignity kits. © UNFPA Nepal/Hari Karki

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Floods hit hundreds of thousands in Southern Africa; women and girls most vulnerable

calendar_today29 January 2015

People are evacuated by boats in southern Malawi. © UNDAC

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Mozambique: Losing Out

calendar_today02 September 2014

https://youtu.be/g9yTXPf7c-w

Mozambique: Losing Out

In Mozambique, a country with one of the highest rates of child marriage and maternal mortality in the world, efforts are underway to ensure all young girls enjoy their right

to equality.

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Maternal Mortality in Mozambique

calendar_today21 September 2013

https://youtu.be/KP-SrcnuOx8

Maternal Mortality in Mozambique

With less than 900 days remaining to reach the Millennium Development Goals, UNFPA is pushing to intensify efforts to reduce maternal mortality.

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A safe haven for pregnant women in Somalia

calendar_today12 January 2015

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Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

Fierce winter weather batters displaced Syrians throughout region

Tackling fallen uterus and its causes in rural Ethiopia

Recognizing an unsung hero – the ambulance driver

Amid brutal winter, safe births for Syrian refugees

Bitter cold hits flood survivors in Nepal

Floods hit hundreds of thousands in Southern Africa; women and girls most vulnerable

Mozambique: Losing Out

Maternal Mortality in Mozambique

A safe haven for pregnant women in Somalia

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