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One year after Gaza conflict, situation for women and youth remains dire

26 August 2015
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UNFPA Humanitarian Action Overview 2016

Number of pages: 12

Publication date: 19 May 2016

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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A call to protect women and girls on the move

05 October 2018
Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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The State of the World's Midwifery 2011

Delivering Health, Saving Lives

Number of pages: 180

Publication date: 01 January 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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"I was not ready to lose my child"

27 September 2018
A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

14 August 2018
UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau
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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014

A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health

Number of pages: 228

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

18 September 2018
Palesh Devi Rajdhobi suffered from an obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury, for 21 years. She endured pain, stigma and social isolation before receiving free reconstructive surgery from a UNFPA-supported campaign. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

24 August 2018
Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce
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A father's campaign for midwives in South Sudan

06 September 2018
For midwife Peter Door, spreading awareness about family planning is key to strengthening women's well-being and economic stability. Peter provides information on family planning to a mother in a Rumbek clinic. © UNFPA South Sudan
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