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22 December 2015
Health needs paramount as refugees and migrants stream through Serbia
Every day, thousands of refugees and migrants stream through Serbia, one leg of their perilous journey towards safety and stability.
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09 December 2015
Security Council calls for youth role in building peace, ending violence
The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution calling on countries to engage young people in building peace and countering violent extremism.
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03 December 2015
507 maternal deaths take place every day in emergencies, flagship report says
“The health and rights of women and adolescents should not be treated like an afterthought in humanitarian response,” Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA’s Executive Director, said…
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25 November 2015
Empowering girls to take a stand against violence, abuse
Violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most pervasive human rights abuses. It happens every day, in every region, country and community on the planet, sometimes in…
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18 November 2015
Highlighting the efforts to end FGM/C in the Arab States
While the world today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) under the theme: "Synergy of action by Governments,…
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18 November 2015
Statement
Statement for the International Day of the Midwife
Joint statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund and Frances Day-Stirk, President, International Confederation of Midwives
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12 November 2015
Press Release
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
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12 November 2015
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…
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02 November 2015
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 entrenched gender inequality, have left…
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