Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care

07 October 2011

Fatuma Mohammed, who is roughly 8 months pregnant, watches over her two severly malnourished daughters in the intensive care section of the MSF hospital in Dagahaley camp after fleeing a prolonged drought in Somalia. Photo: Lynsey Addario

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Ending Gender Imbalances Must Remain International Priority, Says UNFPA’s Asia-Pacific Director

05 October 2011

Nobuko Horibe,the Director of UNFPA's Asia ans Pacific Regional Office, speaking at the international forum on skewed sex ratios.

Statement

Older Persons in a World of 7 Billion

01 October 2011

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UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

30 August 2011

Mrs. Dorkas Kapembe-Haiduwa, Secretary General of the Namibian Red Cross Society(in red) thanked UNFPA for its support Photo:UNFPA/Namibia

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A Week of Progress for Women and Children

21 September 2011

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon(second from right) applaudes among members of the audience at the "Every Women,Every Child" event in support of the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Photo:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

20 September 2011

Many couples in Mozambique have large families -- but better knowledge and access to voluntary family planning is helping to reduce the risk to women's health. Photo: UNFPA/Mozambique/Pedro Sa da Bandeira

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More Bangladeshi Mothers Get Vital Care During Childbirth

20 September 2011

Thanks to the commitment from the government and support from UNFPA and others, more Bangladeshi mothers are getting vital care during childbirth. Photo:Will Rayan/UNFPA

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Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

20 September 2011

Ethiopiua's ambitious Health Extension Worker Programme is delivering reproductive health choices to women in their communities, including , more options for long-term, voluntary family planning.

News

Midwives Are Key to Safe Deliveries for Afghani Women

20 September 2011

While access to reproductive and maternal health care is expanding, local custom kept Fereshta, like many women in Afghanistan, from seeking timely emergency obstetric care. Photo:UNFPA/Afghanistan/Zubaida Akbar

Press release

Private Sector Involvement in Women’s and Children’s Health is Crucial to Saving 16 Million Lives, Says UN SG

20 September 2011

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