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New Report on Midwifery Workforce in the Arab Region
A report released today by UNFPA (Arab States Regional Office) analyses the situation of the midwifery workforce in selected Arab countries, adopting the same methodology as, and building on the... Read more
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress
As Yemen conflict drags on, women’s vulnerability grows
Conditions for Yemeni women and girls are deteriorating as the conflict in Yemen drags on. The stress and chaos of the crisis, coupled with... Read more
Despite trauma, a little help goes a long way for Syrian refugees
“I’d just gotten off the night shift,” said ‘Aida*, a nurse, describing the morning her neighbourhood in Ghouta, Syria, was attacked with Sarin gas... Read more
Violence, inequality plague women in conflict-ravaged Yemen
The abuse had been going on for longer than anyone knows. Tahani,* now around age 40, was born with an intellectual disability in rural Yemen. After... Read more
As Europe’s Refugee Crisis Worsens, Thousands of Women and Girls on the Move Urgently Need Reproductive Health Care
With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to reach Western and Northern Europe, the countries along... Read more
Yemen conflict takes massive toll on health systems
Mustafa rushed his pregnant wife to the hospital closest to their remote town in Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate. There, she delivered a girl named Bushra... Read more
One year after Gaza conflict, situation for women and youth remains dire
Khalet* has just celebrated his first birthday. He was born during the recent hostilities in Gaza, which ended in August 2014. During the conflict,... Read more
Syrian refugee parents take a stand against child marriage
Child marriages appear to be rising among Syrian refugees as families grow increasingly desperate under the grinding four-year-old conflict. But many... Read more
Young leaders make the case for peace in Somalia
Somalia’s youth face an uphill struggle. More than 75 per cent of the country’s population is under 30 years old, according to the most recent... Read more