Statement

UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises

19 May 2025
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Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad

February 18, 2025

Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.

Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country. 

Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.

See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.

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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh

October 23, 2024

During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.

In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.

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Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria

May 22, 2024

After 13 years of conflict, midwives in northwest Syria are saving lives.

See how crucial midwives are to ensuring pregnant women in need can give birth safely and find out more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting women and girls in Syria. Learn more

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Midwives make motherhood safer

May 5, 2024

Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.

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Maternity hospital burns in Gaza amid ongoing war

April 12, 2024

“It is full of the smell of death."

The scenes of destruction in Gaza are unimaginable. Maternity wards emptied of patients and destroyed as life-saving maternal health supplies burn.

Pregnant women have nowhere to go to give birth safely.

See the levels of destruction and hear about the impact on pregnant women from Dominic Allen, Representative for UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Palestine on his recent visit to Khan Younis.

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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

January 9, 2024

From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.

With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.

UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.

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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

November 8, 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

September 1, 2023

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Amid wreckage in Beirut, health and psychosocial needs are paramount

13 August 2020
The blast, and subsequent shockwaves, devastated large parts of Beirut. © UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
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