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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
05 May 2020Video
Midwives lost to COVID-19
May 4, 2020This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.
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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife
May 4, 2020News
Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
04 May 2020COVID-19 Situation Report No. 2 for UNFPA West and Central Africa
Resource date: 01 May 2020
Author: UNFPA
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
Resource date: 27 April 2020
Author: UNFPA, with contributions from Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Victoria University (Australia)
Publisher: UNFPA
UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030, the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. These are: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made towards achieving these goals.
News
Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic
28 April 2020News
Pandemic leaves older populations struggling with isolation in Serbia
27 April 2020Implications of COVID-19 for Older Persons: Responding to the Pandemic
Resource date: 24 April 2020
Author: UNFPA