News

Celebrating the journey to motherhood

Bendu takes her daughter from a midwife at a health centre in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. © UNFPA/Elena Heatherwick

01 May 2018

Yemen's midwives brave attacks, long treks to save women

Published on: 04/05/2018

Midwives like Rawthah Ahmed are going to heroic lengths to serve women in need. See more.

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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen

04 May 2018

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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

In earthquake-affected Tamande, Mendi, local emergency responders meet with UNFPA staff. © UNFPA

26 April 2018

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde

19 April 2018

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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

10 April 2018

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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

09 April 2018

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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 April 2018

Resources

Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

Resource date: Mar 2018

Author: UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

04 April 2018

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