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05 May 2021
Statement
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 deserve our respect and…
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05 May 2021
News
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 midwife in the Khazir…
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29 April 2021
Statement
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 approximate 85% cut to UNFPA…
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21 April 2021
Press Release
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 reproductive health and family…
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20 April 2021
News
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 discrimination, stigma and violence…
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20 April 2021
News
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 للبيانات من 57 دولة. إن تقرير حالة…
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29 March 2021
News
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 chiefs have urged international…
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28 March 2021
News
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,” midwife Shrook Khalid Saeed…
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25 March 2021
Press Release
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 and urgent funding for women’s…
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