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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

03 May 2019
It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
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News

With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

27 April 2019
Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Statement

Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights

05 May 2019
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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

29 April 2019
Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria
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Press Release

World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report

10 April 2019
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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

10 April 2019
Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
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Declaration affirms global support for reproductive health and rights

01 April 2019
More than 200 million of women and adolescent girls are not using modern contraceptives even though they want to avoid pregnancy, the 52nd Commission on Population and Development heard today. In Thailand, a UNFPA-supported emergency shelter for pregnant teens. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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