Publications

Low fertility: A review of the determinants

Working Paper No. 2

Publication date: 31 July 2019

Author: Elizabeth Wilkins

News

Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies

23 January 2020

Despite the difficulties she experienced, Nadya is glad she chose to keep her child. © UNFPA Kazakhstan

Updates

UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

17 Jan 2020

At the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Republic of the Congo committed to ensuring that all pregnant women have an antenatal consultation and deliver their babies with a skilled birth attendant by 2022. © UNFPA Republic of the Congo

News

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

17 January 2020

Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan

Publications

Beyond the Crossing: Female genital mutilation across borders

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda

Publication date: 30 November 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

ConVERGE: Connecting Vital Events Registration and Gender Equality

25 February - 26 February 2020

Ottawa, Canada

Resources

Calling for Action on Young People’s Need for Contraception - Guide for Youth Advocates

Resource date: 01 November 2019

Author: Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights and UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

Contraception for Adolescents and Youth

Resource date: 01 November 2019

Author: UNFPA and Guttmacher Institute

Publisher: UNFPA

News

“Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women

08 January 2020

Ms. Shamshad turned her life around after getting fistula repair surgery at the Koohi Goth Women’s Hospital in Karachi. © UNFPA Pakistan

News

From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage

03 January 2020

Survivors and advocates Nachaki, Rosillah and Eunice speak with advocate and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. (L-R) Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Pratt/Too Young to Wed.

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