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10 July 2024
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EU-UNFPA partnership continues to bring urgent care and protection to Syrian women and girls

EU-UNFPA partnership continues to bring urgent care and protection to Syrian women and girls

(Amman, July, 2024) — Over the past year, humanitarian funding from the European Union (EU) has enabled the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to... Read more

4 July 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on World Population Day (11 July)

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem /  World Population Day (11 July)

For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and... Read more

9 June 2024
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Yousra, a Midwife from Syria © Basheer Sijary for UNFPA

Midwives save lives in remote, war-torn Syria

“In my 25 years as a midwife, one of my most challenging cases was a high-risk pregnancy of a woman carrying twin fetuses,” says Yusra, 47, midwife... Read more

28 May 2024
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Menstrual Hygiene Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day

Menstrual health is a human rights issue, not just a health one. Everyone has a right to bodily autonomy. The ability to care for one’s body while... Read more

8 May 2024
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Midwives are the heroes of millions of stories.

Midwives save lives, no matter what

Midwives are the heroes of millions of stories. As providers of culturally sensitive health care, leaders in their communities and emergency... Read more

8 May 2024
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Yusra, a midwife from Syria

Midwife Yusra: Delivering Hope in Deir Ezzor

“In my 25 years as a midwife, one of the most challenging cases was the high-risk pregnancy of a woman carrying twin fetuses,” says Yusra [47] a... Read more

6 May 2024
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The Tale of Nermin: How Midwives Make a Difference

The Tale of Nermin: How Midwives Make a Difference

Starting her career as a midwife in 2007, Nermin Ebrahim has supported women in various rural and urban areas after graduating from the midwifery... Read more

5 May 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

Midwives: Heroes on the front lines of the global climate crisis

Right now, around the world, millions of lives are in the hands of midwives. Whether they are wading through flood waters to reach pregnant women or... Read more

21 April 2024
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The UNFPA State of World Population 2024 report traces the progress made for millions of women with increased bodily autonomy an

Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive health and rights today

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Over the past 30 years, global commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights have made remarkable advances:... Read more

9 April 2024
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End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all

End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all

On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD... Read more

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