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Coming together in a time of COVID-19

September 29, 2020

At the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from governments and international organizations called for specific actions to address the financial and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19. UNFPA's Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem called for leaders to urgently support the health, rights and welfare of all.

News

El Salvador begins telemedicine for pregnant women, new mothers and other priority groups

23 September 2020

A new telemedicine initiative is reaching pregnant women, new mothers, parents of young children and people in need of mental health support. © Unsplash/NCI

News

Demand for Afghanistan’s midwives unflagging during COVID-19 pandemic

14 September 2020

Sajia Mansoory attends to a newborn at the Malalai National Maternity Hospital.. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Zaeem Abdul Rahman

Publications

Implementation Manual for Developing a National Network of Maternity Units

Improving Emergency Obstetric And Newborn Care (EmONC)

Number of pages: 167

Publication date: 01 September 2020

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Promises to keep: Meeting the Nairobi Summit commitments

Language English

Events

16th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

calendar_today13 October 2020

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Events

WHAT'S NEXT? Achieving Gender Equality and Inclusion: The Power of Partnerships.

calendar_today16 September 2020

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Events

4D - Government-Government Policy Dialogues on Demographic Diversity and Dividends

calendar_today05 October 2020

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Resources

Online consultation for coverage targets for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)

Resource date: 01 September 2020

Publisher: UNFPA, WHO (on behalf of the EPMM Management Team)

Publications

Ending Preventable Newborn Deaths and Stillbirths by 2030

Moving Faster Towards High-Quality Universal Health Coverage in 2020–2025

Publication date: 01 July 2020

Publisher: WHO, UNICEF

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