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In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

03 September 2019
The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf
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Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

16 September 2019
Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia
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Ensuring safe deliveries in a humanitarian crisis in Maguindanao

29 August 2019
Dr. Samama speaks to Ms. Tugay at a local clinic in conflict-affected Maguindanao, Philippines. © UNFPA Philippines/Kim Ian Tiu
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Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA

06 Aug 2019
Mr. Manuel Tonnar, Director at the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Directorate, meets UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at UNFPA headquarters in New York. © UNFPA
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A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

08 July 2019
Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

03 July 2019
Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria
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Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

28 June 2019
"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019
Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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