UNFPA recruits young professionals from Africa and of African descent
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Entrepreneurship flourishes among Filipino populations at risk for HIV
28 June 20211
COVID-19 is a new illness that many people in the world have been getting. This checklist is about making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19. This information is about what countries and organizations should do now for people with disabilities.
The original version of the checklist is called ‘Checklist for Ensuring Human Rights-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic’.
Publications
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls with Disabilities
A Global Assessment and Case Studies on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Related Rights
Number of pages: 68
Publication date: 14 June 2021
Author: UNFPA and Women Enabled International
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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh
08 June 20211
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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows
07 June 20161
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.