A boat clinic delivers crucial health care for women in remote villages in Benin

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Women in the remote villages of Sô-Ava, Benin have limited access to reproductive health care and maternity wards.

A boat clinic, supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—helps deliver the services they need.

Watch UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s visit to the clinic to see how UNFPA is working to ensure rights and choices for all women and girls, no matter where they live.

Life-saving support reaches Haiti through UNFPA and partners

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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.

Family planning

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UNFPA Supplies Annual Report 2020: Reporting on the Performance Monitoring Framework

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Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

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Learn about Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives procured by UNFPA with this infographic. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception or LARC is a term used to describe methods of contraception that are highly effective in preventing a woman from getting pregnant for an extended period of time. LARCs are reversible which means that once a woman stops using them, the contraceptive effect wears off and the woman can become pregnant.