News

Midwives, emergency care key to reducing Cambodia’s maternal deaths

23 April 2014
A woman and her child in Kampong, Cambodia. Maternal death rates in Cambodia are among the worst in the region. Photo credit: WFP/Polly Egerton
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Press release

UNFPA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Boost Family Planning in Developing Countries

18 April 2014
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Press release

UNFPA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Boost Family Planning in Developing Countries

17 April 2014
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News

‘Task Shifting’ brings Emergency Maternity Care to Burkina Faso Women

17 April 2014
Dr. Madeleine Dabire speaks about task shifting in Koupela, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: APANEWS
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News

Midwives in South Sudan Heed Call to Save Mothers

16 April 2014
Jennifer Ikokole attends to an expectant mother at UNFPA's maternity tent. Photo credit: UNFPA/Kenneth Odiwuor
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News

Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

15 April 2014
Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
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News

Human Rights Essential to Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda

10 April 2014
Women queue for sexual and reproductive health services at Kanungu Health Centre IV in Uganda. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Gharzeddine
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News

Mapping a Sustainable Development Agenda for the 21st Century

09 April 2014
From left to right: Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA; Wanda Nowicka, Co-Founder of the Federation for Women and Family Planning of Poland; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Joaquim Alberto Chissano, Former President of the Republic of Mozambique; Mariela Castro Espín, Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education; and Ishita Chaudhry, Founder and Executive Director of the YP Foundation, India. Photo credit: Elsa Ruiz Photography
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Statement

Statement on the Philippines Supreme Court’s Decision on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law

09 April 2014
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News

Midwives are Key to Fewer Maternal Deaths

08 April 2014
Midwifery students perform a demonstration using materials donated by UNFPA in Kampala, Uganda. Photo © Photo credit: UNFPA/Evelyn Kiapi
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