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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum
30 June 20211
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Intergenerational Action for Bodily Autonomy: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goal 3
08 July 2021
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Happy Father’s Day
June 20, 2021This Sunday we celebrate fathers who are breaking traditional parenting roles, raising strong daughters, educating their sons and supporting their partners
This Technical Brief summarizes the previous Compendium on social norm change to achieve gender equality, which provides a framework for programmatic approaches to norm change at scale. The Technical Brief and Compendium present promising strategies, tested approaches and practical examples of social norm change. This includes a programme design framework that is relevant for different aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights in various contexts. The publications build on previous work by UN agencies, civil society, academia and others.
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Generation Equality Forum
30 June - 02 July 2021
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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows
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The State of the World's Midwifery 2021
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 presents findings on the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce from 194 countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Novametrics, shows the progress and trends since the inaugural 2011 edition and identifies the barriers and challenges to future advancement. The report establishes a global shortage of 1.1 million SRMNAH workers, the largest shortage (900,000) being midwives.
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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience
12 May 20211
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021 Report
May 5, 2021The world is currently facing an acute shortage of 900,000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated these problems, with the health needs of women and newborns being overshadowed, midwifery services being disrupted and midwives being deployed to other health services.