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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

10 March 2021
Amina Mansoory is the only midwife serving in a remote district (population:1500) of Herat province in western Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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International Women’s Day 2021

08 March 2021

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Women supporting women: Female bus conductors drive out violence in Bhutan

01 March 2021
Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri
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Supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova teams up with UNFPA to end the stigma around women’s bodies and health

24 February 2021
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Executive Summary: Implementation Manual for developing a national network of maternity units

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This document is the executive summary of the implementation manual for developing a national network of maternity units and aims to give the key messages of the manual.

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Implementation Manual for Developing a National Network of Maternity Units: Improving Emergency Obstetric And Newborn Care (EmONC)

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A pandemic-born programme bolsters local health systems in Brazil

15 February 2021
Leticia Souza Melo, a 21-year-old expecting her third child, is receiving antenatal care from a UNFPA-supported programme in Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil
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Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia

10 February 2021
UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
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News

As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

03 February 2021
Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

United States pledges $32.5 million to uplift women and girls around the world

29 Jan 2021
In 2016, Rima was the 5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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