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10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

14 December 2016
These 10 New Year's resolutions are inspired by real people who are making positive, lasting change. Based on photo by UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little
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New device brings midwifery education to remote, offline communities

07 December 2016
Gebreamlak Giday teaches women about maintaining a healthy pregnancy, using a portable, solar-charged learning device. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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Midwives saving lives in hurricane-devastated Haiti

28 November 2016
The hospital in Beaumont was completely destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Midwives have been deployed to serve women in areas where health systems have been devastated. © UNFPA/Eddie Wright
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Conflict, poverty, poor health conditions a deadly mix for mothers in South Sudan

08 November 2016
Midwife Justine Mangwi was not able to save the newborn's mother. © UNFPA South Sudan
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Risks to women and girls soar in hurricane-slammed Haiti

04 November 2016
Urgent action is required to protect the lives of thousands of women and girls. © UNFPA/Eddie Wright
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Publications

H6 Annual Report 2015

2015 annual report of the H6 Joint Programme, with the collaboration of Canada and Sweden

Number of pages: 112

Publication date: 01 November 2016

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, WHO

Publisher: UNFPA

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Health facilities devastated in Hurricane Matthew: “I couldn’t have left the women there to die”

25 October 2016
Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on 4 October, unleashing the greatest devastation the country has seen since the 2010 earthquake. © UNFPA/Eddie Wright
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As displacements soar, Juba’s burdened clinics improvise to keep childbirth safe

16 September 2016
A midwife delivers a baby at a health facility in Juba. At UNFPA-supported health facilities in Juba's protection camps, many of the midwives are themselves displaced people. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Calaguian Alano
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