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The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population
WORLD POPULATION DAY STATEMENT UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR NATALIA KANEM The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. For some, it has led some to postponing... Read more
Australia continues its support to UNFPA to ensure ethical and quality prevalence data on violence against women
23 June 2021, Canberra/Bangkok: Addressing violence against women has long been an urgent public health and human rights priority. Yet, in some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, up to 68% of... Read more
Australia’s contribution to UNFPA Asia-Pacific will help meet the needs of women and girls amid the challenges of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected essential, life-saving services that are central to advancing gender equality. In the Asia-Pacific region, women and girls’ disrupted access to sexual... Read more
Let's come together for bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health rights
Asia-Pacific Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights On 3 June 2021, UNFPA and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) convened ... Read more
Continuum of maternal healthcare during COVID-19: UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
The wellbeing and safety of midwives and other maternity health workers during COVID-19: UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Safe birth amid COVID-19: Pregnancy, childbirth and maternal health at a time of crisis
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Pregnancy and maternal health amid COVID-19 (including vaccines): UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Mental health of expectant and new mothers during COVID-19: UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Do you own your own body? For millions of women in Asia-Pacific and globally, the answer is no.
BANGKOK, 20 May 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 countries, including several in the Asia-Pacific region, are denied the right to decide whether or not to have sex with their partners, use... Read more