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In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

11 July 2017
Anjana rests with her newborn baby in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Both mother and baby survived an obstructed labour, thanks to the intervention of a midwife. © CIPRB/Animesh Biswas
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Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

25 November 2016
Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
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After months adrift at sea, migrants receive critical care in Indonesia

09 July 2015
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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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

22 May 2015
Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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UNFPA Strengthens Partnership with UNHCR

30 April 2008
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