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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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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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After Peru floods, women emerge as leaders, advocates

04 January 2018
Lily emerged as a leader after floods displaced thousands in and around Íllimo. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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UNFPA delivers aid to previously unreached Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo

02 January 2018
UNFPA and Syrian Arab Red Cross arrived in Sheikh Maqsoud on 28 December, the first time a UN agency has entered the area with aid. © UNFPA Syria
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