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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020 As the... Read more
Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, May is a time to celebrate mothers and the health workers who help them enter motherhood. Dozens of... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem New York, 26 March 2020 - With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem New York, 26 March 2020 - With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and... Read more
Japan grants USD 463,636 to Women’s health, supporting urgent protection needs of sexual and reproductive health and breast cancer in vulnerable communities in Gaza and West Bank
Press Release Japan grants USD 463,636 to Women’s health, supporting urgent protection needs of sexual and reproductive health and breast cancer in vulnerable communities in Gaza and... Read more
UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, As conflict enters its 10th year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, As conflict enters its 10th year NEW YORK, USA, 16 March 2020 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more
I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look... Read more