Press release

Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

03 June 2014

News

Midwives could cut maternal, newborn deaths by two thirds, says new State of the World’s Midwifery

03 June 2014

When properly trained and supported, midwives could provide nearly 90 per cent of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services needed by women and newborns. Photo credit: Jhpiego/Kate Holt

News

Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

28 May 2014

A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser

News

In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

23 May 2014

In her village in Nepal, Pramila Chaurisiya advocates for women to receive treatment for obstetric fistula. Photo credit: UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

Statement

Providing Support for the Chibok Girls and their Families

19 May 2014

News

In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

19 May 2014

Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka

News

Côte d’Ivoire rolls out campaign to reduce adolescent pregnancies

16 May 2014

Students in Côte d'Ivoire, where a campaign aims to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and information. Photo credit: UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire

News

‘Lost Children’ Reveal Need to Support Families – and Women

15 May 2014

Journalist and child advocate Gladys Kalibbala with a boy in Uganda. Photo courtesy of Participant Media

News

Tailoring Services to Nigeria’s Young People

14 May 2014

Kori Habib speaks to adolescents at Hello Lagos, a youth centre and health programme in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo credit: APANEWS

News

The colour purple, changing the future of Afghan mothers

09 May 2014

From left to right: Aqela, Masooma and Fatima, students at the Community Midwifery School in Kabul. Photo credit: Maria Blanco Lora/UNFPA.

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