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14 February 2020
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Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA
Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed
Madame Najat Baloui, a midwife in Casablanca, vividly remembers a childbirth that went horribly wrong. “A woman was delivering vaginally,” Ms. Baloui recalled. “After several hours, the labour stopped suddenly.”
6 February 2020
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Yemen tops the list of countries with the greatest humanitarian needs. © UNFPA Yemen
UNFPA seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises
When Yemen’s unrelenting conflict arrived in Taizz City late last year, Ashwaq saw her neighbourhood fall to pieces. Amid the bombardments, her house caught fire. She, her husband and their four children – including a... Read more
5 February 2020
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Stigma is preventing survivors of sexual violence from seeking care and support. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
Pregnant women, survivors of violence at risk in West Darfur clashes
Deadly clashes in West Darfur have uprooted tens of thousands of people from their homes. Reliable sources indicate that widespread gender-based violence is taking place, and thousands of pregnant women require urgent... Read more
1 February 2020
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Raneem Abras, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, was approached about becoming a child bride. Her family refused, and instead she became an advocate against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
Say IDONT: Top 7 things you didn’t know about child marriage
Around the world, Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a romantic time for couples. Yet millions of children are coupled up before they are ready, often against their will.
30 January 2020
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UNFPA’s former representative in Yemen, Anjali Sen, and reproductive health expert Afrah hold a newborn baby. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health supplies and medicines in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending
Amani was delighted to be pregnant. Then she experienced a life-threatening complication.
23 January 2020
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Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies
UNFPA surveys show that teenagers in the country want to learn more about contraception.
17 January 2020
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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives
Venera Jumabayeva acted fast to help Munira Kholmurodova recover from post-partum haemorrhage.
8 January 2020
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“Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women
Razia Shamshad suffered pain and humiliation from complications in childbirth. Then she turned her life around.
3 January 2020
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Survivors and advocates Nachaki, Rosillah and Eunice speak with advocate and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. (L-R) Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Pratt/Too Young to Wed.
From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage
Monicah, 13, was astonished to learn that female genital mutilation (FGM) is not just an issue just within her community, in Kenya’s rural Samburu County. “I realized it we are not the only ones to practise FGM,” she... Read more
23 December 2019
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The world has seen both peril and promise in the last 10 years.
A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices
These four changes have helped define the last 10 years as a decade of growing voices and choices for women and girls

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