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Global health systems must invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife When heavy monsoon rains flooded refugee camps in Bangladesh, it was midwife Shakila Parvin who, in... Read more
A sense of despair and betrayal by the world
After 11 years in crisis, Syrians throughout the region continue to suffer “When I speak to loved ones in Syria and nearby countries, the common feeling I sense is despair and betrayal by the... Read more
Changes comes from within - Celebrating women’s strengths and resilience
The United Nations Populations Funds celebrate a group of women who suffered a variety of gender-based violence and harmful practices. But they gathered all their strengths and decided to reverse the... Read more
Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen as the conflict slips further from global view
UNFPA warns of catastrophic consequences for women and girls as massive funding shortfalls impact operations. United Nations, New York, 15 March 2022 – Seven devastating years of fighting have left... Read more
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For... Read more
International Women’s Day
The world is in crisis. In Yemen, a woman dies every two hours in childbirth for lack of obstetric care, and more than one million pregnant and breastfeeding women are acutely malnourished. The need... Read more
In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast
Ibtisam* is a 16-year-old girl living in Yemen who shared her story of marrying at 14. Of the 4 million girls married before the age of 18 in Yemen, 1.4 million were married before age 15. SALAH... Read more
In Somalia, 100 mothers pledge not to subject daughters to female genital mutilation
MOGADISHU, Somalia – When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (TBA). “The procedure was painful, with no... Read more
7 things you might not know about child marriage
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or married. But for millions, what should be a... Read more
UNFPA and UNICEF call for a region free of Female Genital Mutilation
The Arab Region/Middle East and North Africa home to 50 million cases of FGM, one quarter of the total global cases From Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Arab States Regional Director and Bertrand Bainvel,... Read more