The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund: A catalyst for change
The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund (MNH Fund) is UNFPA’s flagship programme for improving maternal and newborn health and well-being.
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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, 2024During 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.
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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing
July 22, 2024Over 84,000 pregnant women in Haiti, like Mariline, lack secure access to health services due to ongoing gang violence.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response.
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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal
28 May 20211
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A boat clinic delivers crucial health care for women in remote villages in Benin
June 10, 2024Women in the remote villages of Sô-Ava, Benin have limited access to reproductive health care and maternity wards.
A boat clinic, supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—helps deliver the services they need.
Watch UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s visit to the clinic to see how UNFPA is working to ensure rights and choices for all women and girls, no matter where they live.
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Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria
May 22, 2024After 13 years of conflict, midwives in northwest Syria are saving lives.
See how crucial midwives are to ensuring pregnant women in need can give birth safely and find out more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting women and girls in Syria. Learn more.
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Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?
29 March 20191
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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators
April 1, 2024“Most babies will die.”
There aren’t enough ventilators at Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza to support the babies being born there.
Let Dr. Ahmed Al-Shaer, Deputy Head of the Incubator Care Unit at the hospital, describe the desperate situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to mothers and babies in need.
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Midwives make motherhood safer
May 5, 2024Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.