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Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA

06 Aug 2019
Mr. Manuel Tonnar, Director at the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Directorate, meets UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at UNFPA headquarters in New York. © UNFPA
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Want to end preventable maternal deaths? Spend (at least) six times more by 2030

29 July 2019
To achieve zero preventable maternal deaths in 76 high-burden countries, annual spending would need to rise to $7.8 billion by 2030. © UNFPA Jordan
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Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

18 July 2019
Ms. Chuor (centre) waits for an antenatal visit at the Aweil State Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

08 July 2019
Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

03 July 2019
Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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From social outcast to future teacher: A Malawi fistula survivor’s story

01 July 2019
Ms. Kaleso suffered stigma and isolation stemming from fistula for a year before she got treatment. © UNFPA Malawi
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Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

28 June 2019
"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019
Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

03 June 2019
Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
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Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019
A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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