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Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

September 24, 2025

Should women have more children?

Is the world facing a birth rate crisis?

Let Shudufhadzo Musida, UNFPA Global Champion for Women and Girls, tell you the facts as she reacts to real comments about the real fertility crisis.

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Life-saving support reaches Haiti through UNFPA and partners

December 14, 2023

Nearly half of the population in Haiti is in need of humanitarian aid and protection.

See how our partner FOSREF and UNFPA —the UN sexual and reproductive health agency —are supporting the most vulnerable people affected by the crisis.

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With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women’s rights and choices

08 July 2021
A mobile health clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Spotlight Initiative, brings critical family planning and other services to underserved parts of Mozambique. ©UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili
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The purpose of this technical brief is to provide information for countries preparing funding requests for comprehensive condom programmes. The brief describes best practices in condom programming in countries with moderate to high HIV burden, where strong condom programs are essential to national HIV prevention efforts as well as prevention of other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies. Significant weaknesses in program stewardship, demand, and supply result in lower than desired levels of condom use in many of these countries.

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One year into the pandemic, UNFPA estimates 12 million women have seen contraceptive interruptions, leading to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies

11 March 2021
Supply chain problems, mobility restrictions and fear of seeking health services contributed to family planning disruptions for millions of women. Pictured, empty shelves at a store in the United Kingdom at the height of the pandemic; the pandemic may be affecting women differently across affluent and lower-income countries. © Unsplash/Carlos de Toro
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