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If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

15 November 2013
<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

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UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the Philippines

12 November 2013
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UNFPA Estimates 200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Super Typhoon

11 November 2013
Sagalis' husband comforts her after their baby, carried by a relative, was born Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines
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Opinion

Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

06 November 2013
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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

06 November 2013
Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA
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Towards Ending Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

08 October 2013
<p>Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (right), the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura (centre), and the Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Tewodros Melesse, are visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an effort to deepen political commitment in the fight against sexual violence in the country. <i>Photo: &copy; Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque/UNFPA</i> </p>
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A First Birthday Far Away from Home

04 October 2013
<p>"Thank God. Although we are in a shelter, his health is very good and I bring him to the clinic with me from time to time," says Rawdah Shalabi, mother of Abdullah who just turned one in the Cyber City refugee complex in Jordan. Above, Rawdah with Abdullah last year (left) and today (right). <i>Photos: &copy;UNFPA and &copy;Ra&rsquo;d Adayleh</i> </p>
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In the News

Faith Groups as Partners in Development

20 September 2013
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Towards the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence

21 September 2013
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News

Practice Makes Perfect for Future Syrian Midwife

12 September 2013
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