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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

03 May 2019
Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

06 May 2019
Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

03 May 2019
It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
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With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

27 April 2019
Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

01 May 2019
Bushra has launched the first ever women-run security firm in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Joint operation rescues hundreds from Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique

30 April 2019
The firefighters were deployed a month ago by the Government of Brazil to help victims of Cyclone Idai. Image courtesy of Bombeiros do Brasil
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Digital revolution comes to Viet Nam census

19 April 2019
Census data is essential for creating policies and making investments that meet the needs of all people. © UN Vietnam/Aidan Dockery
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