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Sheltering teen moms: Emergency home offers crisis care in Thailand

28 February 2018
This UNFPA-supported emergency home in Bangkok offers crisis care, shelter and services for women and girls who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. © UNFPA
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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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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

19 February 2018
Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure
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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018
Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Mothers too young: Inequality fuels adolescent pregnancies in Thailand

12 February 2018
Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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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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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018
Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Promoting safe pregnancy in remote Myanmar

When Hlei was pregnant with her third child, her midwife detected a serious complication. Every year, 2,800 women in Myanmar die in childbirth and pregnancy, but Hlei survived. The correct diagnosis by a skilled midwife saved her life. UNFPA supports midwifery training in Myanmar, and is helping the government expand the midwifery workforce, with the goal of ensuring every mother has access to skilled care.