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Providing warmth to vulnerable Afghans during the bitter winter
To help families survive the freezing temperatures in the coming months, UNFPA is working with partners to distribute winterization kits,... Read more
Center promotes intergenerational dialogues to support young people
Kabul, Afghanistan - “We need to learn from the experiences of people from different generations and different places to promote a better... Read more
‘Giving up is not an option’ - Young Afghan forced out of school remains hopeful
Kabul, Afghanistan – One year after the Taliban takeover, 17-year-old Mursal Fasihi is still in disbelief that she cannot go back to school and her... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Afghanistan
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Afghanistan
New midwife’s first call of duty: Emergency response to earthquake ‘Women were in shock, many of them were pregnant’
Paktika, Afghanistan – Minaz Bibi had just finished a midwifery course and was waiting for her deployment to a community health center when she... Read more
Women’s struggles, difficult pregnancy inspires mother to become a midwife
Faryab, Afghanistan – Growing up, midwife Sima Ayobi witnessed how pregnant women struggled to access maternity care in their remote village in Faryab province. Experiencing the same challenge later... Read more
20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need access to safe delivery, dignity kits
PRESS RELEASE 20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need access to safe delivery, dignity kits Kabul, Afghanistan – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including 1,929... Read more
Fistula patients not forgotten as Afghanistan crisis continues
Kabul, Afghanistan – As the country continues to face an unprecedented crisis that has greatly impacted on its health system, health facilities are striving to ensure that reproductive health... Read more
With community support, Family Health House scores zero maternal death
Faryab, Afghanistan – It was five years ago during winter when a 17-year-old girl in extreme labor pain was taken to the Family Health House in Arkalik Village in a wheelbarrow. She was about to give... Read more
Midwives ensure life-saving reproductive health care for women returning to Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – At the Zero Point clinic in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, on the border with Pakistan, midwife Zul Haja often works late into the night to assist returnees in need of... Read more