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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

26 February 2021
Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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Resources

Executive Summary: Implementation Manual for developing a national network of maternity units

Resource date: 01 September 2020

Author: UNFPA

EN FR

This document is the executive summary of the implementation manual for developing a national network of maternity units and aims to give the key messages of the manual.

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Implementation Manual for Developing a National Network of Maternity Units: Improving Emergency Obstetric And Newborn Care (EmONC)

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Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia

10 February 2021
UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
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As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

03 February 2021
Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal
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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

11 February 2021
A midwife at the Communal Medical Centre in Matam wraps newborns in warm blankets. © UNFPA Guinea
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2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

28 December 2020
In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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News

After years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, a UNFPA 2021 appeal shows

07 December 2020
Midwives from a UNFPA mobile team visit a temporary shelter at an internally displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Pandemic, stigma threaten to leave persons with disabilities behind, consultations show

03 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased obstacles for persons with disabilities. Pictured is an inclusive race in Egypt. © UNFPA
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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan in dire need of protection, reproductive health care

21 November 2020
A woman receives health services at a transit point in Hamdayet. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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UNFPA Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund

November 13, 2020

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF) is UNFPA’s flagship programme for improving maternal and newborn health and well-being. That Thematic Fund is supported by donors committed to making childbirth safer for all women, girls and newborns. These efforts encompass the UNFPA Midwifery Global Programme, Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care development, as well as Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response, the Campaign to End Fistula.

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