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New generation of women saying: “Not yet”

13 March 2018
Kyae Nai belongs to a new generation of women in Myanmar who are making active choices about the timing of their pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines

22 February 2018
Mount Mayon volcano erupted in January, affecting over 88,000 people. © OCHA/G. Arevalo
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Escaping violence, refugee mothers in Angola find relief in safe childbirth

21 February 2018
Yvonne Mboi gave birth to healthy twins after fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
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Mothers too young: Inequality fuels adolescent pregnancies in Thailand

12 February 2018
Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018
Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan
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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

07 February 2018
Ngun Hlei survived a serious pregnancy complication, thanks to her midwife. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Empowering local first responders to reach refugee and migrant women

17 January 2018
Syrian refugee Tayma Abzali gave birth to her daughter, Helen, last September in Greece. Lynsey Addario for Time
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New clinic brings reproductive health care to Syria’s underserved Al-Tabqa

24 January 2018
A staff member at the newly opened clinic attends to a newborn baby. Image from UNFPA Syria and Al Mawadda
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Humanitarian Action 2018 Overview

Number of pages: 23

Publication date: 29 January 2018

Author: UNFPA

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News & Updates

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In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending
SANA’A, Yemen – Twenty-three-year-old Amani, from Shabwa Governorate in southern Yemen, waited years to have a child. But when she finally did get pregnant, her husband lost his job. As his income disappeared, so did…
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Canada provides $21 million to boost access to family planning, reproductive health services…
The Government of Canada has announced $21 million in new financing to support UNFPA's efforts to expand access to modern family planning and overall reproductive health services in Pakistan, where lack of access to…
23 December 2019 Read Story
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With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem traveled to Stockholm to meet with Swedish officials to build upon the commitments made at the recent Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 and bolster UNFPA’s longstanding partnership with…
16 December 2019 Read Story
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