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This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

October 6, 2025

Imagine going into labour while you’re starving and your local hospital is destroyed.

To help women in Gaza facing this horrific situation, a UNFPA mobile clinic is providing life-saving care.

See what it means to mothers in need.

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Amid the war in Sudan, this incredible midwife does more than just deliver babies

September 30, 2025

As pregnant women are displaced and traumatized by the ongoing war in Sudan, see how Hager holds her community together from her small home clinic.

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Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

July 8, 2025

“In every crisis the country faces, it is the midwives who carry the burden.”

With over 3 million people in Somalia displaced, many pregnant women have limited or no access to healthcare.

See how midwives like Nadiifo step up to provide life-saving support.
 

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Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

May 14, 2025

Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.

Many are pregnant and terrified.

Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.

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Financial data

Key figures


Date
Contributor
Project
Amount
Italy
JP on FGM
EUR 4,000,000
Democratic Republic of Congo
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
USD 12,034,068
Iceland
JP on FGM
ISK 50,000,000
United Kingdom
JP on FGM
GBP 850,000
Canada
Empowering girls through reproductive health, Ghana
CAD 25,000,000
Date
Contributor
Project
Amount
Norway
JP on FGM
$2,188,837
Democratic Republic of Congo
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
$12,034,067
Iceland
JP on FGM
$392,358
Republic of Korea
Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in Philippines
$1,000,000
Australia
Preventing GBV in Southeast Asia
$639,420
Date
Project
Organization
Amount
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
UNDP
$1,980,052
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
OHCHR
$900,900
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
UN Women
$1,438,839
Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in Philippines
UNFPA
$511,180
BERANI II
UNFPA
$1,356,715
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Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad

February 18, 2025

Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.

Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country. 

Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.

See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.

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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes

February 11, 2025

Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.

Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.

Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.

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Financial data

Key figures


Date
Contributor
Project
Amount
Italy
JP on FGM
EUR 4,000,000
Democratic Republic of Congo
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
USD 12,034,068
Iceland
JP on FGM
ISK 50,000,000
United Kingdom
JP on FGM
GBP 850,000
Canada
Empowering girls through reproductive health, Ghana
CAD 25,000,000
Date
Contributor
Project
Amount
Norway
JP on FGM
$2,188,837
Democratic Republic of Congo
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
$12,034,067
Iceland
JP on FGM
$392,358
Republic of Korea
Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in Philippines
$1,000,000
Australia
Preventing GBV in Southeast Asia
$639,420
Date
Project
Organization
Amount
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
UNDP
$1,980,052
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
OHCHR
$900,900
Assistance to Victims of Conflict Violence – Eastern DRC
UN Women
$1,438,839
Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in Philippines
UNFPA
$511,180
BERANI II
UNFPA
$1,356,715
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An expectant mother hit by floods in northern Nigeria shares her story

December 16, 2024

“When the floods hit us, it was two weeks before my expected delivery date.”

Fatima, one of our heroic community mobilizers in Nigeria, is among the many expectant mothers affected by the recent flooding in the northern part of the country.

See her story and how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to the crisis.  

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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh

October 23, 2024

During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.

In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.