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“They need someone to listen”: UNFPA supports essential psychosocial service delivery after deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan

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Shamaiel, 25, was trapped under her own roof when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on 7 October. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Arlene Alano
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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

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Midwife Durdana Samandar says Ms. Husun could have experienced serious complications had she insisted on walking four hours to go back home to deliver her baby. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ehsanullah Popal
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We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her

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The Moroccan Government's search and rescue operations in one of the villages worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on the night of 8 September. © Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA
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We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  ‌

Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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