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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

04 May 2018
A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen
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A displaced mother’s safe delivery embodies hope for Syria’s future

03 May 2018
Om Mehi Eddin holds newborn daughter Sham, safely delivered with the help of a UNFPA-supported mobile medical team serving evacuees from Eastern Ghouta. © UNFPA Syria
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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

26 April 2018
In earthquake-affected Tamande, Mendi, local emergency responders meet with UNFPA staff. © UNFPA
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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018
Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

10 April 2018
Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

09 April 2018
The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

06 April 2018
Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

Resource date: 01 March 2018

Author: UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

04 April 2018
MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #66 1-28 February 2018

Resource date: 28 February 2018

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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