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How a new blood bank is saving the lives of pregnant women in Darfur

05 April 2016
A patient with emergency obstetric complications receives a life-saving blood transfusion at El Fasher Maternity Hospital. © UNFPA Sudan
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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

23 October 2015
Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac
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Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video

January 4, 2016

Learn about UNFPA's Maternal Health Thematic Fund, which aims to bring safe motherhood to some of the world's least developed countries. 

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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

23 November 2015
Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil
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UNFPA's emergency response in the aftermath of Nepal's earthquake

November 16, 2015

A devastating earthquake jolted Nepal on 25 April 2015, affecting 5.6 million people and killing thousands. The needs of women and girls have been particularly acute. See how UNFPA responded.

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Majority of maternal deaths take place in crises and fragile conditions

13 November 2015
Rose Yangu, a refugee from South Sudan, after safely giving birth in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda. UNFPA supports safe deliveries in emergency situations. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi
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Sustainable Development Goals Explained: Good Health and Well-being

October 27, 2015

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, talks about what role governments and civil society can play to help the world achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, which calls for good health and well-being.

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Health experts call for renewed focus on maternal, child deaths

27 October 2015
Preventable maternal and newborn deaths continue to plague much of the world. Women and their newborns wait for care at a UNFPA-supported health centre in Haiti. © Jared Chambers
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