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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

calendar_today 23 May 2016

Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

Obstetric fistula is almost exclusively a condition of the poorest, most vulnerable and most marginalized women and girls. It afflicts those who lack access to the timely, high…

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In focus: UNFPA’s work in Sudan to end Obstetric Fistula

calendar_today 23 May 2016

In focus: UNFPA’s work in Sudan to end Obstetric Fistula

Interview with Lina Mousa, the representative of UNFPA in Sudan and with Dr. Mayson Ahmed, fistula surgeon at Abu fistula referral center in Khartoum

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Reaching Out to Meet the Needs of Women in a Complex Situation: With Support from Norway, UNFPA Provides Gender Based Violence Response Services in Alwand Camp in Diyala Governorate, Eastern Iraq

calendar_today 19 May 2016

Press Release

Reaching Out to Meet the Needs of Women in a Complex Situation: With Support from Norway, UNFPA Provides Gender Based Violence Response Services in Alwand Camp in Diyala Governorate, Eastern Iraq

Erbil, Iraq, 19 May 2016 – The humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to worsen due to the intensification of military campaigns. In Diyala Governorate, Eastern Iraq,…

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UNFPA Upscaling its Interventions in Response to Acute Emergency in Iraq: Opening of Two Reproductive Health Clinics in West Ramadi, Central Iraq

calendar_today 16 May 2016

Press Release

UNFPA Upscaling its Interventions in Response to Acute Emergency in Iraq: Opening of Two Reproductive Health Clinics in West Ramadi, Central Iraq

The United Nations Population Fund in cooperation with its national partner, United Iraqi Medical Society for relief and development and funded by the Japanese Government, opened…

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UNFPA Upscaling its Interventions in Response to Acute Emergency in Iraq: Opening of Two Reproductive Health Clinics in West Ramadi, Central Iraq

calendar_today 16 May 2016

Press Release

UNFPA Upscaling its Interventions in Response to Acute Emergency in Iraq: Opening of Two Reproductive Health Clinics in West Ramadi, Central Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq, 16 May 2016 – The United Nations Population Fund in cooperation with its national partner, United Iraqi Medical Society for relief and development and funded…

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal mortality in Somalia

calendar_today 05 May 2016

Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal mortality in Somalia

Nine years ago, Maymuun Abdullahi Nur’s mother died giving birth to her eighth child, during a delivery attended only by an untrained traditional birth attendant. Just 13 at the…

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Aiming to Serve More than 1,500 Internally Displaced Women and Girls: UNFPA Establishes Women Safe Space in Debaga Camp Northern Iraq

calendar_today 03 May 2016

Press Release

Aiming to Serve More than 1,500 Internally Displaced Women and Girls: UNFPA Establishes Women Safe Space in Debaga Camp Northern Iraq

The United Nations Population Fund in cooperation with its national partner Al-Masala and funded by the United States Department of State ( Bureau of Population, Refugees, and…

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Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti

calendar_today 03 May 2016

Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti

Four months pregnant and living amidst constant shelling and airstrikes, Jamila decided she had to flee her home in Taizz City, Yemen. “To leave everything behind and flee, not…

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Aiming to Serve More than 1,500 Internally Displaced Women and Girls: UNFPA Establishes Women Safe Space in Debaga Camp Northern Iraq

calendar_today 03 May 2016

Press Release

Aiming to Serve More than 1,500 Internally Displaced Women and Girls: UNFPA Establishes Women Safe Space in Debaga Camp Northern Iraq

Erbil, Iraq, 3 May 2016 – The United Nations Population Fund in cooperation with its national partner Al-Masala and funded by the United States Department of State ( Bureau…

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