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This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth
October 6, 2025Imagine 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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Mothers and newborns face greatest risks following Afghanistan earthquake
September 30, 2025UNFPA was on the ground within hours of the Afghanistan earthquake, providing life-saving care for women and girls.
Donate to help us save the lives of mothers and newborns.
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Amid the war in Sudan, this incredible midwife does more than just deliver babies
September 30, 2025As 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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UNFPA safe spaces are a lifeline for survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 20, 2025In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where women and girls are suffering from conflict-related violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are crucial.
See what finding refuge, safety and support looks like for gender-based violence survivors like Hekima and Noella in Goma.
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UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises
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Don’t let the lights go out on women and girls
May 16, 2025In war zones and disaster areas, mothers and babies are being forgotten.
With humanitarian funding at a historic low, women and girls in the most neglected crises are being left without care or protection.
Help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—stop the world turning the #LightsOut on them.
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Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon
March 26, 2025“It’s women and girls again who bear the brunt of all these conflict situations.”
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton explains the challenging situation on the ground in Lebanon.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing support.
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Women in the Central African Republic speak up and claim their right to learn
March 10, 2025The Central African Republic is one of the worst countries in the world to be a woman.
Why? Because most women in the country are illiterate, live in poverty and experience gender-based violence on a widespread scale.
Hear some of their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to help them learn new skills.
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Women find safety amid violence in the Central African Republic
February 28, 2025In the Central African Republic, where women are risking their lives to escape violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are saving lives.
See what it looks like when women find safety.