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Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

24 July 2019

Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA

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Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

18 July 2019

Ms. Chuor (centre) waits for an antenatal visit at the Aweil State Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.

11 July 2019

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The Secretary-General's Message on World Population Day

11 July 2019

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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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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

10 July 2019

Twenty-five years ago, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls and to promote their empowerment. © UNFPA Morocco

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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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Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

05 June 2019

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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019