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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 -- Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because... Read more
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health and well-being of entire communities.They... Read more
Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows
ERBIL, Iraq/UNITED NATIONS, New York – “A 35-year old pregnant woman came to our clinic with abdominal pain,” recalled Hawrin Yousif, a 27-year-old... Read more
Statement on UK government funding cuts
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom intends to implement an... Read more
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Egypt, 21 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to seek health care services, including sexual and... Read more
My body, My choice: 5 means to uphold the right of bodily autonomy
Bodily Autonomy is central to UNFPA mandate where all women and girls can lead healthy, productive and dignified lives free of all forms of... Read more
الاستقلالية الجسدية: تحطيم 7 خرافات تقوض الحقوق والحريات الفردية
الأمم المتحدة، نيويورك - أشار تقرير صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان الرئيسي اليوم أن ما يقرب من نصف النساء يحرمن من استقلاليتهن الجسدية، وذلك فقًا... Read more
United Nations chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region
(New York/Geneva, 29 March 2021) – On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, the United Nations humanitarian, refugee and development... Read more
Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence
CRATER, Yemen – “It was the morning of a normal working day before fighting escalated close to the hospital. I heard a mother screaming at the gate... Read more
As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support
Aden/Sana’a - 25 March 2021 - The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, called for peace in Yemen... Read more