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Should women have more children?

Is the world facing a birth rate crisis?

Let Shudufhadzo Musida, UNFPA Global Champion for Women and Girls, tell you the facts as she reacts to real comments about the real fertility crisis.

Maternity hospitals in Syria are under immense strain after the recent earthquakes.

UNFPA is providing vital maternal health care to ensure women give birth safely. Learn more. 

According to the authorities, 80 per cent of all women in Southern Sudan give birth at home, without the help of a midwife, and  the region suffers from one of the highest maternal death rates in the world.

The Birth of South Sudan