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UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people.
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Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely
May 5, 2025Every mother deserves a safe birth.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case for Adlah, who had to deliver her baby under bombardment and displacement in Gaza.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.
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Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad
February 18, 2025Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.
Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country.
Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.
See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.
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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh
October 23, 2024During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.
In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.
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Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria
May 22, 2024After 13 years of conflict, midwives in northwest Syria are saving lives.
See how crucial midwives are to ensuring pregnant women in need can give birth safely and find out more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting women and girls in Syria. Learn more.
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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators
April 1, 2024“Most babies will die.”
There aren’t enough ventilators at Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza to support the babies being born there.
Let Dr. Ahmed Al-Shaer, Deputy Head of the Incubator Care Unit at the hospital, describe the desperate situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to mothers and babies in need.
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Midwives make motherhood safer
May 5, 2024Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.
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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births
January 9, 2024From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.
With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.
UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.
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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes
November 8, 20231
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
September 1, 2023Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.
Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.