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22 May 2018
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When Najat, a midwife from the Dhamar governorate got married and moved to her husband’s village, she made many friends as she provided midwifery services to women in the village.
During her... Read more
16 May 2018
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Cairo, 16 May 2018 –I am following closely with deep concern the alarming humanitarian situation and increased number of causalities especially among youth in Gaza.
Since the start of the... Read more
15 May 2018
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Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Fifty years... Read more
9 May 2018
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A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen
Hajjah, Yemen – “When the war broke out, I left my job... Read more
9 May 2018
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Bendu takes her daughter from a midwife at a health centre in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia.
UNITED NATIONS, New York – May is a time for motherhood. Dozens of countries around the world... Read more
9 May 2018
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Om Mehi Eddin holds newborn daughter Sham, safely delivered with the help of a UNFPA-supported mobile medical team serving evacuees from Eastern Ghouta. © UNFPA Syria
EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria – A... Read more
5 May 2018
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UNFPA Arab States Regional Office – In a region plagued by some of the world’s most vicious conflicts and worst humanitarian crises, midwives have been providing quality reproductive health care,... Read more
22 April 2018
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Sana’a, 21 April 2018 – The United Nations is deeply shocked by the killing of an aid worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which occurred today in Taizz Governorate... Read more
19 April 2018
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The upper chamber of the parliament in Somaliland recently adopted a new law that will put an end to the very painful practise whereby rapists could marry their victims to avoid being shamed or... Read more
10 April 2018
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The needs of women and girl migrants are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
UNITED NATIONS, New York – International leaders convened on... Read more