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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

02 May 2013
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Video

Empowering Young People: Ethiopia

December 12, 2014

Voices of young people: video collage produced by UNFPA Ethiopia. 

H6 Partnership

The H6 partnership (formerly H4+) harnesses the collective strengths of the UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO, UNAIDS, and the World Bank Group to advance the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) Global Strategy and support country leadership and action for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health.

Statement

Message of the Executive Director on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day

10 December 2014
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Press release

Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit

09 December 2014
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Each year, 183,000 women die in Sub-Saharan Africa from pregnancy-related causes, and 1.2 million newborns die in the first month of life. Most of these deaths could be prevented with adequate medical care.

 

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In Latin America and the Caribbean, 62 per cent of women aged 15-49 want to avoid a pregnancy. However, 22 per cent of these women—23 million in 2014—are not using an effective contraceptive method.

 

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News

Prioritizing sexual and reproductive health will save millions of lives, says new report

04 December 2014
A woman receives contraceptives in Liberia. © APANEWS
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