Speech

The peoples’ movements: demographic change and women’s rights in the Caribbean

04 October 2019

Updates

As Nairobi Summit approaches, time to move from talk to action on commitments

26 Sep 2019

From left to right and top to bottom: Saitoti Torome, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Planning at Kenya's National Treasury; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem; and Rasmus Prehn, Development Cooperation Minister of Denmark. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Usiet

News

Life-saving services at risk as humanitarian funding dries up in Yemen

06 September 2019

Om Asma and her baby survived thanks to a Caesarean section delivery at one of the few UNFPA-supported hospitals still open in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

News

In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

03 September 2019

The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf

News

Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

16 September 2019

Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia

Events

Join Us on the Road to Nairobi!

calendar_today26 September 2019

location_onUnited Nations HQ, New York

Events

Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage

calendar_today22 September 2019

location_onFord Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 E 43rd Street, New York, USA

Publications

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages: 104

Publication date: 19 September 2019

Author: UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, the United Nations Population Division

Publications

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

Focused action, increasing impact – transitioning to Phase III (2018-2022)

Number of pages: 60

Publication date: 01 September 2019

Author: UNFPA

Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the 2nd Regular Session of the Executive Board 2019

05 September 2019

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