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No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

Midwife Daw Aye Myint visits the home of a new mother for a postpartum check-up in the remote region of Magway. © UNFPA Myanmar
  • 29 July 2016
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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka
  • 26 July 2016
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Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

Greicy Alves with her son, Gabriel, who has microcephaly. Ms. Alves was diagnosed with Zika in her first trimester. Marginalized women are disproportionately affected by the outbreak. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida
  • 21 July 2016
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Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt

18 July 2016

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Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Agnod counsels villagers on family planning. Efforts like Agnod's have helped the country lower its maternal death rate significantly. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
  • 13 July 2016
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Getting help to nomad moms on the move in West Darfur

Zahra Zakaria was in labour for three days in a tent in West Darfur. A Caesarean section saved her and her son. © UNFPA
  • 12 July 2016
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Carmen Barroso and Childbirth with Dignity Foundation win 2016 UN Population Award

New mothers in David, Panama. Women's sexual and reproductive health, and their rights during childbirth, took centre stage at the 2016 UN Population Awards. © UNFPA/Guadalupe Valdes
  • 24 June 2016
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"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

Women work together on a building project in the Central African Republic. "Ita Ouali" means "my best friend." © UNFPA
  • 20 June 2016
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It Begins with One

Published on: 16/03/2016

Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than 225 girls and women in developing countries have an unmet need for family planning. 

Every girl deserves to grow up in a world where her health and rights are respected, where she is empowered and enabled to reach her full potential.

It begins with one.

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Caring for the crisis-affected mothers of Quneitra, Syria

Women recover in the UNFPA-supported hospital in Quneitra. Over 600 babies were born there in the first quarter of 2016. © UNFPA/a UNFPA partner organization
  • 13 June 2016
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