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Celebrating midwives: Edinah delivers babies, one safe birth at a time
Grimacing and sweating, twenty-three-year-old Samiya, a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expecting her first child and is... Read more
Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and Newborn Deaths by 2030
UNFPA will join global leaders to call for renewed commitment towards progress on eradicating preventable maternal and newborn deaths at an event on... Read more
Prisca’s story: “I thought I had lost it all”
Prisca,* a 22-year-old young woman who lives in Chiredzi Rural, Zambia, has faced a harrowing ordeal. One night, while asleep in a room with two... Read more
Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care
It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern Madagascar, but after encountering... Read more
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day
End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all. On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994... Read more
“You will thrive”: How a UNFPA-supported shelter empowers women and girls in Zambia to break free from abuse
“We began our life together from scratch. I was full of life, passion and blind love,” says mother-of-three Mwaka*. “Then, later, you find out who... Read more
Supporting GBV survivors in Amhara to recover and build resilience
Amina is one of the many women who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence during the devastating two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia.... Read more
Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa
A groundbreaking venture between two global health agencies – backed by EUR 20 million to be awarded by the European Union – and in partnership with... Read more
From returnee to resilience: How income opportunities and cash assistance fuel hope
Fleeing from war, 55-year-old Angelina Yowin Abwol Deng embarked on a perilous journey from her home in Fit-Hab-Khartoum through Kordofan to reach... Read more
Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives
“I lead a team of six amazing women, with specialties from pharmaceutical supply chains to software engineering and digital marketing – our journey... Read more