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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019
Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Strategic partnership with Canada continues with new contribution for humanitarian action

30 May 2019
Continued humanitarian funding from Canada will support UNFPA’s humanitarian response to address the sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls in humanitarian crises, like these Rohingya refugee girls Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019
A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019
UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

23 May 2019
A doctor examines a newborn baby in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

17 May 2019
Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
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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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