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No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

29 July 2016
Midwife Daw Aye Myint visits the home of a new mother for a postpartum check-up in the remote region of Magway. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

26 July 2016
A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka
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Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

21 July 2016
Greicy Alves with her son, Gabriel, who has microcephaly. Ms. Alves was diagnosed with Zika in her first trimester. Marginalized women are disproportionately affected by the outbreak. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida
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Family planning in remote Lao People's Democratic Republic

May 24, 2016

With support from UNFPA, Agnod, has helped more than 300 families receive family planning services in remote Laos.

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Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic

13 July 2016
Agnod counsels villagers on family planning. Efforts like Agnod's have helped the country lower its maternal death rate significantly. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
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Getting help to nomad moms on the move in West Darfur

12 July 2016
Zahra Zakaria was in labour for three days in a tent in West Darfur. A Caesarean section saved her and her son. © UNFPA
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Young volunteers meet critical sexual and reproductive health needs in Liberia

July 5, 2016

An extraordinary group of young adults working to strengthen reproductive health education and services in Liberia, a country whose health system is still reeling from a devastating 14-year conflict and, more recently, the massive 2014 Ebola epidemic. Learn more here. 

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Thousands of pregnant women displaced by Boko Haram in Niger

28 June 2016
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced following attacks by Boko Haram. UNFPA estimates 3,000 displaced women and girls are pregnant and in urgent need of assistance. © UNFPA
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"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

20 June 2016
Women work together on a building project in the Central African Republic. "Ita Ouali" means "my best friend." © UNFPA
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It Begins with One

March 16, 2016

Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than 225 girls and women in developing countries have an unmet need for family planning. 

Every girl deserves to grow up in a world where her health and rights are respected, where she is empowered and enabled to reach her full potential.

It begins with one.

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