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With a midwife’s help, quadruplets are safely delivered in remote Afghanistan

16 May 2016
An expectant mother receives a check up at the Qaramat Family Health House in Afghanistan's central highlands. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Improving access to family planning in Haiti amidst the threat of Zika virus

10 May 2016
Dr. Josette Sanon (left) provides residents of Baie D'Orange with much-needed health services during the one-day mobile clinic. © UNFPA Haiti
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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

05 May 2016
Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
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Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti

03 May 2016
Women and children displaced from Taizz City receive services from UNFPA. © UNFPA Yemen
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

21 April 2016
In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

15 April 2016
UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
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Transforming lives by improving access to fistula repair in Nepal

13 April 2016
Before 2010, few women in Nepal could access fistula repair surgery. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Ensuring safe deliveries for women in conflict-affected areas of Eastern Ukraine

31 March 2016
Elena had to flee from her home in Makiivka due to heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd

24 March 2016
© UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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