News

Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

15 July 2021
A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya
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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers

07 July 2021
Ms. Merhawit (right) sits with her aunt at the maternity ward in Suhul Hospital, Shire. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
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News

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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News

Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

06 July 2021
Traditional midwives are working with health systems to provide both modern and traditional care to expectant mothers. © UNFPA Colombia
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News

Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

30 June 2021
“It is now time to deliver,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum. © Service photo du Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

29 June 2021
A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Publications

Operational guidance - Responding to the health and protection needs of people selling or exchanging sex in humanitarian settings

Number of pages: 84

Publication date: 23 June 2021

Author: UNFPA, UNHCR

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Resources

‘Know Your Rights!’ Guide

Resource date: 14 June 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

EN FR ES PT
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Resources

Checklist for Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource date: 14 June 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

EN FR ES PT
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News

Helping women and girls claim their bodily autonomy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

09 June 2021
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and East and Southern Regional Director Julitta Onabanjoeets with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege as well as community members, advocates and survivors. © UNFPA/Luis Tato
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