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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin

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The health and human rights needs of women and young people escalate dramatically in a crisis. Every day in humanitarian settings, more than 500 women and girls die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.

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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

03 June 2019

Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta

Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital

Events

Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

calendar_today02 June 2019

location_onVancouver Convention Center, Room 110

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Events

World Population Day 2019

calendar_today11 July 2019

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Events

United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2019

calendar_today20 June 2019

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

Press release

Liberian women’s organization, Gambian minister, selected as 2019 UN Population Award laureates

28 May 2019

Video

Menstruation is a human rights issue

May 25, 2019

Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle; roughly half the human population has or will experience it. But too often, menstruation is shrouded in mystery, leading to exclusion, neglect and discrimination. Learn more: unfpa.org/menstruation

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