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In Pakistan, empowering midwives to empower women

20 November 2017
Midwives attend to clients in Sindh Province. Midwifery training programmes are empowering women and saving lives. © UNFPA Pakistan
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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

08 November 2017
Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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Evacuees waiting to return home after Bali volcano alert

27 October 2017
Mothers share their stories with a UNFPA staff at Ulakan Camp. © UNFPA Indonesia/Nun Sol Jang
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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

20 October 2017
Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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Young women emerge as responders, leaders in Nepal flooding

12 October 2017
Priyanka Singh (second from right) and her friends discuss their advocacy against child marriage with UNFPA District Officer Bhav Nath Jha. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Women stand strong after Irma

29 September 2017
At the National Technical Training Centre, resident Dediemay Thomas (left) stands with shelter manager Samantha Burnette. © UNFPA/Katheline Ruiz
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